document.write( "Question 635545: Two ocean liners leave from the same port in Puerto Rico at 10:00 a.m. One travels at a bearing of
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Two ocean liners leave from the same port in Puerto Rico at 10:00 a.m. One travels at a bearing of
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\n" ); document.write( "N46W = 314 degs
\n" ); document.write( "S55W = 235 degs
\n" ); document.write( "No one in the world uses N46W or S55W except the authors of math books who never go outside.
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\n" ); document.write( "The angle between their paths is 79 degs
\n" ); document.write( "The distances are 24 & 28 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the Cosine Law
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%5E2+=+24%5E2+%2B+28%5E2+-+2%2A24%2A28%2Acos%2879%29\"$
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