Finding the Bearing of a Ship A ship leaves the port ofMiami with a bearing of S80°E and a speed of 15 knots.After 1 hour, the ship turns 90° toward the south. After2 hours, maintaining the same speed, what is the bearing tothe ship from port?

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Q: A ship leaves port at 8 knots (nautical miles per hour) heading N21°W. After 2 hr, it makes a 90°…

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Q: A man drove a car from his office (O). 120 km on a bearing of 135°, and then drove for another 100…

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Q: Height of an Obelisk Two people decide to find the height of an obelisk. They posi-tion themselves…

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Q: A small plane lands at a point 236 miles east and 84 miles north of the point at which it took off.…

A: Let the plane took off from point A and lands at point C. Given  AB=236 miles, BC=84 miles and…

Q: Finding the Bearing of an Aircraft A DC-9 aircraft leaves Midway Airport from runway 4 RIGHT, whose…

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Q: On a recent bike ride, Juliana saw a tall flagpole and its 35 ft. long shadow. The angle of…

A: length of the shadow, l=35 ftThe angle of elevation of sun, θ=48°

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Q: A ship leaves port at noon and has a bearing of S 24° W. The ship sails at 25 knots. At 6 pm the…

A: Cosec(A) =  HP  Sec(A) = HB where H is hypotenuse,          B is base of triangle  and  P is…

Q: A ship leaves a port with a direction of North-25°-West, and travels 3 miles. Then, the ship turns…

A: Given, A ship leaves a port with a direction of North-25°-West, and travels 3 miles. Then, the ship…

Q: A sailboat leaves port on a bearing of South72°West. After sailing for two hours at 12 knots, the…

A: From the given information, it is observed that the boat was sailing for two hours at 12 knots, the…

Q: Distance A hot-air balloon is held at a constant altitude by two ropes that areanchored to the…

A: To Determine: What is the distance between the points on the ground at which the two ropes are…

Q: 16. Two towers at a national park spot a forest fire. Tower A spots the fire at a bearing of N 38° W…

A: Let us draw the following diagram : Let say , forest fire is at D. Therefore, tan38°=CDAC  and…

Q: solution will be submitted. A ship travels 93 km on a bearing of 29 degrees; and then travels on a…

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Q: Height of a Hill A road up a hill makes an angle of 5 degree with the horizontal. If theroad from…

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Q: Current A ship is headed due north at a constant 16 miles per hour. Because ofthe ocean current, the…

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Q: 1. Peter is sailing due north parallel to a shoreline to the west. At a certain point during his…

A: (1) Refer the illustrative figure below. Assume the position 1 to be A and position 2 to be B.

Q: Height of a Tower A 600-ft guy wire is attached to thetop of a communications tower. If the wire…

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Q: A pilot is flying at 233.2 mph. He wants his flight path to be on a bearing of 56°30'. A wind is…

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Q: Airplane Ascent An airplane leaves the runway climbingat an angle of 18° with a speed of 275 feet…

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Q: A boat is heading towards a lighthouse, whose beacon-light is 107 feet above the water. From point…

A: Given problem:- A boat is heading towards a lighthouse, whose beacon-light is 107 feet above the…

Q: Two ships leave a harbor entrance at the same time. The first ship is traveling at a constant 12…

A: Two ships leave a harbor entrance at the same time. The first ship is traveling at a constant 12…

Q: Two boats leave a port at the same time. One boat travels in a direction of N 70 degrees E at 12 mph…

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Q: ship leaves port on a bearing of 45.0° and travels 10.8 mi. The ship then turns due east and travels…

A: Given query is to find the  distance of the ship from the port.

Q: Navigation A jet leaves headed toward Miami, Florida, at a bearing of 100°. The distance between the…

A: Consider a jet leaving Reno, Nevada and heading towards Miami , Florida at a bearing of 100°

Q: A ship is making deliveries to two ports B and C. The ship takes off from port a on a bearing of…

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Q: 103. A kayaker paddles 3 mph in still water. If she heads due east but encounters a 0.8-mph current…

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Q: Campground C is 16 miles east of boat dock D. A boat leaves the campground and sails d miles at a…

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Q: a plane flies 545 kilometers with a bearing of 316 degrees (clockwise from north) from naples to…

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Q: 5050 ft. 2420 ft. 0 6000 ft. When you make a call on a cell phone, the call is picked up by the…

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Q: Initial speed of a golf shot A golfer stands 420 ft horizontally from the hole and 50 ft above the…

A: Consider s is the initial velocity.

Q: Height of a Building A man standing on the roof of a building 60.0 feet high looksdown to the…

A: Let AB = First building, CD = building next door and BD = distance between them.

Q: Law of Cosine A jet ski leaves the pier on a bearing of 15 degrees east of north and travels for 18…

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Q: Two lighthouses are located on a north-south line. From lighthouse A, the bearing of a ship 3500…

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Q: Elevated green A golf ball is hit with an initial speed of 116 ft / sec at an angle of elevation of…

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Q: Distance and Bearing A man wandering in the desert walks 3.3 miles in the directionS 44 degree W. He…

A: Distance and Bearing A man wandering in the desert walks 3.3 miles in the directionS 44 degree W. He…

Q: Ferris Wheel A Ferris wheel has radius 50.0 ft. A person takes a seat, and then the wheel turns 4…

A: Given: A Ferris wheel has radius 50 ft. A person takes a sea, and then the wheel turns 2π3 radians.…

Q: le A ship leaves port on a bearing of 41.0° and travels 14.9 mi. The ship then turns due east and…

A: We have to find the distance and bearing.

Q: Starting at point X a ship sails 15.5 km on a bearing of 200ﾟ then turned and sails 2.4 km on a…

A: Please refer the attached image for complete solution.

Q: Campground C is 13 miles east of boat dock D. A boat leaves the campground and sails d miles at a…

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Q: Two lighthouses are located on a north-south line. From lighthouse A, the bearing of a ship 3742…

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Q: After the bird strike the plane continued to climb approximately 280 feet at a 4° angle of ascent.…

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Q: 1. A boat is 23 mi due west of lighthouse A. Lighthouse B is 14mi due north of lighthouse A. Find…

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Q: Ground Speed A ship headed due east is moving through the water at a constantspeed of 12 miles per…

A: Given that, Constant Speed = 12 miles per hour                     True Course of the ship = 60°…

Q: An airplane leaves the runway climbing at an angle of 18° with a speed of 275 feet per second. Find…

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Q: Nick is stuck at the top of a ferries wheel. His mother is standing 38 feet from the base of the…

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Q: Coast Guard Station Zulu is located 120 miles due west of Station X-ray. A ship at sea sends an SOS…

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Q: Distance between a Ship and a Lighthouse : The bearing of lighthouse from a ship was found to be N…

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Q: The diagram shows three islands in a bay. You rent a boat and plan to visit each of these remote…

A: We have to direction and distance from A to C.