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MCKTRIG7 7.1.037. 1/6 Submissions Used A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 17 miles apart on shore, the bearings of the ship are N38° E and S56° E. What is the distance of the observation points? (Round your answers to one decimal place.) Distance from northern point ◻ mi Distance from southern point ◻ x mi

Name: mcktrig7 71037 16 submissions used a ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south from two observation points 17 miles apart on shore the bearings of the ship are 61952
Uploaded: 2022-05-05T14:33:09-08:00
Duration: 3 min 20 s
Channel: Teresa Fuston
Description: mcktrig7 71037 16 submissions used a ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south from two observation points 17 miles apart on shore the bearings of the ship are 61952

          MCKTRIG7 7.1.037. 1/6 Submissions Used
A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 17 miles apart on shore, the bearings of the ship are N38° E and S56° E. What is the distance of the observation points? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
Distance from northern point ◻ mi
Distance from southern point ◻ x mi

mcktrig7 71037 16 submissions used a ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south from two observation points 17 miles apart on shore the bearings of the ship are 61952

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Precalculus with Limits

Ron Larson 2nd Edition

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Solved by Expert Teresa Fuston

05/05/2022

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Label the ship as point S, the northern observation point as point A, and the southern observation point as point B. Draw lines from points A and B to point S, forming angles of 38° and 56° respectively. Show more…

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MCKTRIG7 7.1.037. 1/6 Submissions Used A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 17 miles apart on shore, the bearings of the ship are N38° E and S56° E. What is the distance of the observation points? (Round your answers to one decimal place.) Distance from northern point ◻ mi Distance from southern point ◻ x mi