Question


A ship sailing on a course bearing 015 degrees is 3500 m due south of a lighthouse.

If the ship continues on this course, what is the closest distance the ship will come to the lighthouse? (Round to the nearest whole number)
if you draw a diagram, you can see that the distance you want is
3500 sin15°

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