Distance Between Two Ships

[nycmathguy]

Section 4.8
Applications

Please draw the picture representing question 22. I will do the math work.

 

[MathLover1]

22.

 

[nycmathguy]

22.

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I will find g and x later this morning. Gotta run to the store to buy a few items.

1. Do I also need to find B?

2. How do you create geometric pictures like this? Is there an app?

 

[nycmathguy]

22.

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[MathLover1]

tan(6.5)=350/g
g=350/tan(6.5°)
g=3071.91

now, correct your x value

x=1933.32

 

[nycmathguy]

tan(6.5)=350/g
g=350/tan(6.5°)
g=3071.91

now, correct your x value

x=1933.32

Thank you for your correction.