SOLUTION: A ship is heading for a harbor. As the ship passes throughpoint A, the navigator sights a lighthouse at a 10° angle from straight ahead. The ship continues in a straight line towar
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Question 289696: A ship is heading for a harbor. As the ship passes throughpoint A, the navigator sights a lighthouse at a 10° angle from straight ahead. The ship continues in a straight line toward the harbor for 5 miles, to reach point B. From point B, the angle to the lighthouse is found to be 30°. How far is point B from the entrance to the harbor? [Show all work]
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