Asked by Annie
a ship at sea sighted at two lighthouses. A and B on shore. The lighthouse are 15 miles apart. the measure of the angle at A is 41.5 degree. the angle at B is 36 degree towards the ship. find the distance to the nearest tenth of a mile from A to the ship.
Answers
Answered by
Reiny
Make a sketch of triangle SAB where S is the position of the ship
So I get angle A = 41.5° and angle B = 36°, leaving angle S = 102.5°
You want SA
by the sine law:
SA/sin36 = 15/sin102.5°
SA = 15sin36/sin102.5 = ....
So I get angle A = 41.5° and angle B = 36°, leaving angle S = 102.5°
You want SA
by the sine law:
SA/sin36 = 15/sin102.5°
SA = 15sin36/sin102.5 = ....
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.