document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038475>Question 1038475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ship is 3.6km from a lighthouse on a bearing of 215 degrees. How far west (to the nearest tenth of a kilometre) is the ship from the lighthouse?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am so bad at these bearing questions! I really don't get what to do. Is it possible if you could link some websites about bearings? I tried to find some but I don't know which one is relevant to my question. Thank you in advance for any help!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653356 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=653356\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bearings are measured clockwise from the north line<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a bearing of 215 degrees is 215 - 180 = 35 degrees with a hypotenuse of length 3.6km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we want the horizontal distance which is one side of the right triangle formed  by the bearing, south line and the horizontal line to the bearing<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let h be the horizontal distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sine(35) = h / 3.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = sine(35) * 3.6 = 2.064875171 approx 2.1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ship is 2.1 km west<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "google ship on a bearing<BR>\n" );
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