document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886533>Question 886533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two ships are sailing a direct course into harbor. Ship A is 22 miles from harbor. Ship B is sailing into harbor on a course perpendicular to that of ship A. If the angle between them is 47 degrees, how far is ship B from the harbor? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Ship A is 22 miles from harbor. Ship B is sailing into harbor on a course perpendicular to that of ship A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the angle between them is 47 degrees, how far is ship B from the harbor? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let b = B's dist from port<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is right triangle problem, we can use the tangent of 47 degrees, where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side opposite = 22 degrees and b = side adjacent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(47) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=22%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"22%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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