document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005704>Question 1005704</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ship is due west of a lighthouse. A second ship is 12 miles south of the first ship. The bearing from the second ship to the lighthouse is N64&#730;E.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How far, to the nearest tenth of a mile, is the second ship from the lighthouse? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How far, to the nearest tenth of a mile, is the second ship from the lighthouse?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance from ship 2 to the lighthouse is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The interior angle at the 2nd ship is 64 degs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> cos(64) = 12/hyp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hyp = 12/cos(64)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 27.4 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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