Question

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Ship A receives a distress signal from the northeast and Ship B receives a distress signal from the same vessel from the west. At what location is the vessel in distress located ?

Ship A is at point (1,1) and Ship B is at point (5,3)

Answer 1

I think the answer is 3,3 but Im not sure what the steps are to get this.

Answer 2

Euclid's first two postulates are 1. A straight line segment can be drawn joining any two points. 2. Any straight line segment can be extended indefinitely in a straight line. We can assume the distress signal is coming from one source at one specific location, and that it sends a signal in a straight line. Ship "A" is receiving it from the northeast, so draw a line from "A" that goes northeast, and extend it across the page. Ship "B" Is receiving the signal from the west, so draw a horizontal line from "B" out towards the west (left). Extend that line too. ***--->The place where they meet must be where the signal is. <------* In terms of the postulates, we have 3 points: where ship "A" is, where ship "B" is, and where the signal is. Let's call these A, B, and C, respectively. Postulate #1 says we can draw a straight line between A and C, and another one between B and C.

Answer 3

This --> A coordinate graph shows two points labeled 1,1 with an arrow pointing NE and 5,3 with an arrow pointing W. I

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Was this multiple choice and had to pick the point in the right location?

Answer 6

@peachpi No, I have to write down the answer :)
@Julianne6th Thank you so much!

Answer 7

so you got the answer