SOLUTION: A coast guard patrol boat is 14.8 km east of the Brier Island Lighthouse. A disabled yacht is 7.5km south of the lighthouse. a) How far is the patrol boat from the yacht, to the

Question 325031: A coast guard patrol boat is 14.8 km east of the Brier Island Lighthouse. A disabled yacht is 7.5km south of the lighthouse.
a) How far is the patrol boat from the yacht, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A coast guard patrol boat is 14.8 km east of the Brier Island Lighthouse.
A disabled yacht is 7.5km south of the lighthouse.
a) How far is the patrol boat from the yacht, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
:
This is a right triangle problem. The right angle is at the lighthouse.
The distance (d) between the patrol boat and yacht is the hypotenuse.
:
d^2 = 14.8^2 + 7.5^2
d^2 = 219.04 + 56.25
d =
d = 16.6 km, distance between the yacht and the patrol boat
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