document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285864>Question 285864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ship sails 64 kilometers on a bearing of 20  degrees, how fast east of its original position is the ship? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with central angle = 20 degree<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and hypotenuse = 64 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let east distance be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 64*cos(20 degrees)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 60.14 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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