Sorry for asking another question, but I don't know how to set this problem up.

Ship A is due west of a lighthouse. Ship B is 12 km south of ship A. From ship B the bearing to the lighthouse is N63E. How far is ship A from the lighthouse?

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tan 63º = x/12

solve for x

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