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A boat is 25 miles due east of lighthouse A. Lighthouse B is 15 miles due south of lighthouse A. Find the bearing and distance of
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A boat is 25 miles due east of lighthouse A. Lighthouse B is 15 miles due south of lighthouse A. Find the bearing and distance of
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Question 981907: Good day, please help me with this problem.
A boat is 25 miles due east of lighthouse A. Lighthouse B is 15 miles due south of lighthouse A. Find the bearing and distance of lighthouse B from the boat.
Thank you Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A boat is 25 miles due east of lighthouse A. Lighthouse B is 15 miles due south of lighthouse A. Find the bearing and distance of lighthouse B from the boat.
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It's a right triangle.
The distance is the hypotenuse.
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The tangent of the angle between the 2 lighthouses is 15/25.
The bearing is (270 - angle) degrees.
