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Question 312677: marie is sailing from an island to a harbor, a distance of 100km. A strong current takes her 13.7 degrees off course for the first 50 km. How far is she now from her destination? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! distance = 100 km
the angle = 13.7
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Let her be away from the by x km
tan 13.7 = x / 100
x= 100 * Tan 13.7
x= 100*2.14
x=214 km
