SOLUTION: A police helicopter is patrolling the neighborhood .it leaves the police station at a bearing of 34� and travels for 20 miles. Then it heads at a bearing of 124� and travels for

Question 1048249: A police helicopter is patrolling the neighborhood .it leaves the police station at a bearing of 34� and travels for 20 miles. Then it heads at a bearing of 124� and travels for 16 miles.how far is the helicopter from the station and what is its bearing from the police station
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle with legs of 20 and 16 miles.
Find the hypotenuse.
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Bearing from the station = 34 degs + atan(16/20).
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