SOLUTION: A ship sails 64 kilometers on a bearing of 20 degrees, how fast east of its original position is the ship?

Question 285864: A ship sails 64 kilometers on a bearing of 20 degrees, how fast east of its original position is the ship?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A ship sails 64 kilometers on a bearing of 20 degrees, how far east of its original position is the ship?
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Draw the picture:
You have a right triangle with central angle = 20 degree
and hypotenuse = 64 km
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Let east distance be "x"
x = 64*cos(20 degrees)
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x = 60.14 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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