Question

Two ships leave a harbor together traveling on courses that have an angle of 124° between them. If they each travel 511 miles, how far apart are they (to the nearest mile)?
use cosine law

x^2 = 511^2 + 511^2 - 2(511)(511cos 124°

solve for x

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