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Question 285479: In navigational terms, a bearing is defined as the number of degrees a direction is from due north clockwise. If a plane flying 120 mph has flown 1 hour at a bearing of 32°, how far has it flown in a horizontal direction?
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Question 286563: A ranger in fire tower A spots a fire at a direction of 32°. A ranger in fire tower B, which is 22 miles directly east of tower A, spots the same fire at a direction of 58°. How far from tower B is the fire?
I need to solve this problem and draw a picture to go with it. I'm clueless.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Cynthia
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Question 288375: how to find distance from 3x+4y=1 to point (2,5) using graph paper? i know how to plot the equation and the distance is perpendicular segment form the equation and line i just want to know that how can i plot y-intercept when it is in fraction just like in this example the y-intercept is 1/4 . and if i plot it approximately then will it be correct answer ? please reply
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Question 289185: The circle x^2+y^2-6x-8y=0 intersects the y axis at A& B and is a tangent to the x axis at C.
(a) write down the coordinates of pt C
(b) find the length of the chord AB
i figured that a line or something touches (6,8) i think because of -6x and -8y
thx!!!!
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Question 293165: how i guess, just see co-ordinate of several points that which points are shortest distance without using well known pythagoren distance formula . here actually i need to guess approximate shortest distance but not actual distance of two points.
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