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Tower B is 4.7 km at a bearing of N47°E from Tower A. Tower C is 3.2 km at a bearing of N66°W from Tower A.
Set the coordinate axes so that the origin is at Tower A, the +x+x-direction points due east and the +y+y-directions points due north. Find the locations of Towers B and C as coordinates in the form (x,y)(x,y). Round your answers to at least 2 decimal places.
Tower B is at the location km
Tower C is at the location km
Find the location of Tower C relative to Tower B in terms of distance and direction. Round the distance to at least 2 decimal places and the angle to at least 1 decimal place.
Tower C is km at a bearing of ? N S ° ? E W from Tower B.
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