SOLUTION: a ship sails 64 kilometers on a bearing of 20 degrees. how far east of its orginal position is the ship?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! East is a bearing of 090 degrees.
The distance east = 64*cos(90 - 20)
= 64*cos(70)
=~ 21.9 km
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Ships don't use kilometers, they use nautical miles.
