SOLUTION: How to solve, a ship leaves the Port of Baltimore and heads 47 degrees north of east for 8.2 kilometers, how many kilometers north is the ship from the Port of Baltimore? How many

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Question 910852: How to solve, a ship leaves the Port of Baltimore and heads 47 degrees north of east for 8.2 kilometers, how many kilometers north is the ship from the Port of Baltimore? How many kilometers east?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If east is x axis and north is the y axis, then the ship travels,
x=8.2cos%2847%29=8.2%280.6820%29=5.59km East
y=8.2sin%2847%29=8.2%280.7314%29=6.00km North