An ore ship is traveling west toward Duluth on Lake Superior at 18 miles per hour. The bearing of Split Rock Lighthouse is 285deg. After 1 hour the bearing of the lighthouse is 340deg. Find the distance between the ship and the lighthouse when the second bearing is determined.

WHAT???

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An ore ship is traveling west toward Duluth on Lake Superior at 18 miles per hour.  The bearing of Split Rock Lighthouse is 285deg.  After 1 hour the bearing of the lighthouse is 340deg.  Find the distance between the ship and the lighthouse when the second bearing is determined.

WHAT???

tkhunny · Answer

|dw:1352002910606:dw|  It's a matter of which way you have to look, relative to the direction you are oriented.

anonymous · Answer

So can I assume alpha is 110deg and beta is 15deg?

tkhunny · Answer

I'm not sure.  Where did you label these?

285º is 15º East of Due South.
340º is 20º South of Due East

anonymous · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_rose