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The path of a small sailboat 2008-11-19
From jane:
a sailor in a small sailboat encounters shifting winds. she sails 2.00 km East then 3.40 km North East, then an additional distance in an unknown direction. Her final position is 6.68 km directly east of the starting point. find the magnitude & direction of the third leg of the voyage.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Angle of depression (declination) between sailboat observations 2007-07-18
From Joyce:
From a cliff 150 ft above a lake, we see a boat sailing directly towards us. The angle of depression of the boat is seen to be 5 degrees and 7 inches and 11 degrees and 18 inches. Find the distance sailed between observations.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
 
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