document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325032>Question 325032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  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.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) At what angle south of due west, to the nearest degree, should the patrol boat travel to reach the yacht? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "arctan(7.5/14.8)=26.87392 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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