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The angel at the first lookout ship between the directions to the ships is 95 degrees and the angle at the second lookout ship between the directions to the other ships is 65 degrees. estaimte the distance from thefirst lookout to the other unknown ship

2007-06-16 10:29:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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180-95-65=20 is the other angle
x/sin65=3/sin20 sine rule
x=3sin65/sin20=7.95mile approx

the end

2007-06-16 10:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by The Wolf 6 · 0 0

The angle from the unknown ship to the lookout ships is 20° because the sum of the given angles is 160°

Use the law of sines to find x, the distance from the first lookout ship to the unknown ship

(sin 20)/3 = (sin 65) /x

x ≈ 7.95 miles
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2007-06-16 17:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by Robert L 7 · 0 0

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