does any body know how many miles this is Two ships, A and B, set sail from the same port. Ship A traveled in a northwesterly direction such that its path formed a 50° angle with the line for due north. Ship B traveled due east from the port. What is the distance, d, between the ships when Ship A has traveled 12 miles on its path and Ship B has traveled 10 miles on its path?
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9.5 miles 20.0 miles 20.7 miles 22.0 miles
Apply the Law of Cosines. http://www.mathwarehouse.com/trigonometry/law-of-cosines-formula-examples.php Just plug in the appropriate numbers and calculate the result.
I got 22.3918 miles
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