SOLUTION: A ship travels on a N 34o E course. The ship travels until it is due north of a port which is 245 nm due east of the port from which the ship originated.
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Question 1120575: A ship travels on a N 34o E course. The ship travels until it is due north of a port which is 245 nm due east of the port from which the ship originated.
How far did the ship travel? Round your answer to two decimal places. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A ship travels on a N 34o E course.
The ship travels until it is due north of a port which is 245 nm due east of the port from which the ship originated.
How far did the ship travel? Round your answer to two decimal places.
:
Draw a right triangle representing:
the origin,
the point due north of the port,
and the port (which is 245 mi from the origin)
:
Find the interior angle at point of origin: 90 - 34 = 56 degrees
The path of the ship is the hypotenuse (h), use the cosine of 56 degrees
cos(56) =
h =
use your calc
h = 438.13 nm
