document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120548>Question 1120548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Two Coast Guard stations, A and B, are on an east-west line and are 120 km apart.   The bearing of a ship from station A is N 46o E, and the bearing of the same ship from station B is N 39o W.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far is the ship from the east-west line connecting the two Coast Guard stations. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the figure with station B 120km left (west) of station A, and the ship (point C) south of segment AB.  Draw the line CD indicating the (perpendicular) distance of the ship from the east-west line between the two stations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let BC=x, so CA = 120-x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let d be the length of CD (the distance we are looking for).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Segment CD makes two right triangles BDC and ADC.  In those triangles,<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(39) = x/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(46) = (120-x)/d<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate x between those two equations to find d.  It should be easy if you see the right way to do it.... </SPAN>\n" );
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