SOLUTION: A ship is sailing due east. The captain sights a buoy ahead of the ship at an angle of 25° to the right of the path of motion. By radar, she determines that the buoy is 9 miles fr

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Question 935270: A ship is sailing due east. The captain sights a buoy ahead of the ship at an
angle of 25° to the right of the path of motion. By radar, she determines that the buoy is 9 miles from the ship.
-Calculate the closest the ship will come to the buoy
-How far the ship must go to reach this closest point of approach
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