SOLUTION: A ship started sailing at a heading of S42°W at the rate of 5 nautical miles per hour. Two hours later, ship B departed from the same port traveling N46°W at the rate of 7 nautic

Question 1178106: A ship started sailing at a heading of S42°W at the rate of 5 nautical miles per hour. Two hours later, ship B departed from the same port traveling N46°W at the rate of 7 nautical miles per hour. Use the Law of Sines to determine the number of hours, t (to three decimal places), the second ship must sail to be exactly north of the first ship. (see the diagram)
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