three ships are situated as follows: A is 225 mi due north of C, and B is 375 mi. due east of C. What is the bearing of B from A? What is the bearing of A from B?

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gebooors · Answer

You have a triangle, in which CA and CB are cathetes and AB is a hypotenuse.
Calculate length of AB By using Pythagoras. Angle CBA is tan (CA/BC)
it gives degrees as clockwise from north.
Then angle CAB is 90 - CBA in degrees. Then you calculate 360 - CAB.

Bearings are given as compass directions from 0 to 359 degrees, north is 0, east is 90 and so on.

anonymous · Answer

can you show me the Illustration given buddy :D

shinalcantara · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i just finish now buddy :D.. can we move on to another problem?

shinalcantara · Answer

what did you get btw

anonymous · Answer

30.9638 degrees for angle A...and 59.0362 degrees for angle B

anonymous · Answer

is this correct?

anonymous · Answer

so the bearing of B from A IS 30.9638 DEGREES and ...59.0362 is the bearing of A from B?

anonymous · Answer

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shinalcantara · Answer

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