document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40733>Question 40733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lobster boat is situated due west of a lighthouse. A barge is 12 km south of the lobster boat. From the barge the bearing to the lighthouse is 63 degrees (12 km is the length of the side adjacent to the 63 degree bearing). How far is the lobster boat from the light house? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26130 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26130\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It forms a triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Letting x be the distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos(63)=12/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12/(c0s(63))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the lobster boat is 26.4 km fromm the light house.\r<BR>\n" );
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