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65. Radio beacon. A ship sailing due east at the rate of 16 miles per hour records the bearing of a radio beacon at N 36.5° E. Two hours later the bearing of the same beacon is N 55.7° W. Round each answer to the nearest tenth of a mile. a. How far is the ship from the beacon the second time? b. How close to the beacon did the ship pass? Beacon t. 101 I 36.5% 55.7° 102. 71 S

65. Radio beacon. A ship sailing due east at the rate of 16 miles per hour records the bearing of a radio beacon at N 36.5° E. Two hours later the bearing of the same beacon is N 55.7° W. Round each answer to the nearest tenth of a mile. a. How far is the ship from the beacon the second time? b. How close to the beacon did the ship pass? Beacon t. 101 I 36.5% 55.7° 102. 71 S

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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65. Radio beacon. A ship sailing due east at the rate of 16 miles per hour records the bearing of a radio beacon at N 36.5° E. Two hours later the bearing of the same beacon is N 55.7° W. Round each answer to the nearest tenth of a mile. a. How far is the ship from the beacon the second time? b. How close to the beacon did the ship pass? Beacon 4. 101. a W 36.5% 55.7° 102. 1 S
Transcribed Image Text:65. Radio beacon. A ship sailing due east at the rate of 16 miles per hour records the bearing of a radio beacon at N 36.5° E. Two hours later the bearing of the same beacon is N 55.7° W. Round each answer to the nearest tenth of a mile. a. How far is the ship from the beacon the second time? b. How close to the beacon did the ship pass? Beacon 4. 101. a W 36.5% 55.7° 102. 1 S
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