ind ted Problem 12: Captain Jack Sparrow has been marooned on an island in the 'Atlantic by his crew, and decides to build a raft to escape. The wind seems quite steady, and first blows him due cast for 19 km, and then 8.5 km in a direction 8.5 degrees north of east. David- leted How far east, in kilometers, has the wind blown Jack? edback How far north, in kilometers, has Jack been blown? - Confident that he will eventually find himself in Spain, Jack falls asleep. When he wakes up, he notices the wind is blowing him gently I degrees south of east-but after traveling for 27 km, he finds himself back on the island where he started! How far, in kilometers, did the wind blow him while he was sleeping? ssuming the wind blew the same direction all night, what direction, in degrees north of west, did the wind blow Jack during the night?

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Problem 12: Captain Jack Sparrow has been marooned on an island in the 'Atlantic by his crew, and decides to build a raft to escape. The wind seems
quite steady, and first blows him due cast for 19 km, and then 8.5 km in a direction 8.5 degrees north of east.
Forbes, David-divid fort
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How far east, in kilometers, has the wind blown Jack?
edback
How far north, in kilometers, has Jack been blown?
Confident that he will eventually find himself in Spain, Jack falls asleep. When he wakes up, he notices the wind is blowing him gently II
degrees south of east- but after traveling for 27 km, he finds himself back on the island where he started! How far, in kilometers, did the wind blow him while he
was sleeping?
ssuming the wind blew the same direction all night, what direction, in degrees north of west, did the wind blow Jack during the night?
Transcribed Image Text:ed ted Problem 12: Captain Jack Sparrow has been marooned on an island in the 'Atlantic by his crew, and decides to build a raft to escape. The wind seems quite steady, and first blows him due cast for 19 km, and then 8.5 km in a direction 8.5 degrees north of east. Forbes, David-divid fort leted How far east, in kilometers, has the wind blown Jack? edback How far north, in kilometers, has Jack been blown? Confident that he will eventually find himself in Spain, Jack falls asleep. When he wakes up, he notices the wind is blowing him gently II degrees south of east- but after traveling for 27 km, he finds himself back on the island where he started! How far, in kilometers, did the wind blow him while he was sleeping? ssuming the wind blew the same direction all night, what direction, in degrees north of west, did the wind blow Jack during the night?
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