Asked by peterlaw
hi, need help in below problem. thanks.
A cruiser which can steam at 48 km/hr received a report that enemy vessel, steaming due north at 32km/hr, is 46 km away in a direction 30 degrees north of east. show graphically or by calculation , that the cruiser can overtake the vessel in almost exactly 2 hours.
A cruiser which can steam at 48 km/hr received a report that enemy vessel, steaming due north at 32km/hr, is 46 km away in a direction 30 degrees north of east. show graphically or by calculation , that the cruiser can overtake the vessel in almost exactly 2 hours.
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Answered by
bobpursley
draw the figure. the included angle at the start is 150 deg.
using law of cosines
(48*t)^2=46^2 +(32t)^2 -2(48*32t^2)cos150
solve for time t (in hours).
using law of cosines
(48*t)^2=46^2 +(32t)^2 -2(48*32t^2)cos150
solve for time t (in hours).
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