document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950213>Question 950213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ship traveling a straight course sights a lighthouse at an angle of A=56.0 deg as shown in figure340. after traveling another B=3.49 mi, the lighthouse is at an angle of C=58.5 deg. Determine x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Figure 340 address<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://tech2.buffalostate.edu/classes/300/figs/fig340.jpg </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #580166 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=580166\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=tan%28A%29=y%2F%28x%2BB%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"tan%28A%29=y%2F%28x%2BB%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  the two unknowns are used.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only needed unknown variables are x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two ways to continue.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute into the C equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can also now use the symbolic solution for x to obtain the symbolic solution for y using <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28x%2BB%29tan%28A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28x%2BB%29tan%28A%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in all the values A, B, C, and evaluate x and y. </SPAN>\n" );
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