Question

Two boats, A and B, are approaching a port. The distance between the boats is 12 miles. The bearings of the port with respect to boat A and boat B are N 60° W and N 35° E respectively. How far is boat A from the port?

Answer 1

11.02 miles
9.87 miles
8.23 miles
4.54 miles

Answer 2

use law of sines
\[\frac{x}{\sin 55} = \frac{12}{\sin 95}\]

Answer 3

So I solve that equation for x?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Okay let me try it

Answer 6

So B? @dumbcow