SOLUTION: Two ships are sailing a direct course into harbor. Ship A is 22 miles from harbor. Ship B is sailing into harbor on a course perpendicular to that of ship A. If the angle between t
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Question 886533: Two ships are sailing a direct course into harbor. Ship A is 22 miles from harbor. Ship B is sailing into harbor on a course perpendicular to that of ship A. If the angle between them is 47 degrees, how far is ship B from the harbor? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two ships are sailing a direct course into harbor.
Ship A is 22 miles from harbor. Ship B is sailing into harbor on a course perpendicular to that of ship A.
If the angle between them is 47 degrees, how far is ship B from the harbor? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
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let b = B's dist from port
this is right triangle problem, we can use the tangent of 47 degrees, where
side opposite = 22 degrees and b = side adjacent
Solve this
tan(47) =
