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Nat2105
1 month ago
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22.Island A is 160 miles from island B. A ship captain travels 170 miles from island A and then finds that he is off course and

200 miles from island B. What bearing should he turn to, so he is heading straight towards island B?
Mathematics
1 answer:
babunello [11.8K]1 month ago
6 0

We can summarize that

By applying the law of cosines: 


c² = a² + b² - 2abcos(C) 

where: 

a,b, and c represent the triangle's sides and C denotes the angle opposing side c.

Let us assign:

a=170 miles

b=200 miles

c=160 miles

Thus, we establish: 

160² = 170² + 200² - 2(170)(200)cos(C).


We now aim to solve for C.


25,600 = 28,900 + 40,000 - 68,000cos(C).

25,600 - 28,900 - 40,000 = -68,000cos(C).

-43,300=-68,000cos(C).

Thus, cos(C)=0.6367.

C=arc cos(0.6367)--------> C=50.45°.


Consequently, the captain should adjust toward island B by

180 - 50.45 = 129.55 degrees.


The final answer is

129.55 degrees

.
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