Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134217437
Author: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
Publisher: PEARSON
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Distance to a Rocket Tom and Fred are 3.5 miles apart watching a rocket being launched
from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Tom estimates the bearing of the rocket from his position to be S 75 degree W, while Fred estimates that the bearing of the rocket from his position
is N 65 degree W. If Fred is due south of Tom, how far is each of them from the rocket?
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