Bearing...8

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    nycmathguy

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    John spots a shark directly north from his location. Janet is 500 feet east of John and spots the shark at a bearing of N 32° W. How far is John from the shark?

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    nycmathguy, Feb 6, 2022
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    correct
     
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    Of course, these are not challenging bearing problems. I am sure there are far more complicated applications our there.
     
    nycmathguy, Feb 7, 2022
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