A fishing boat leaves a marina and follows a course of S64°W at 9 knots for 20 min. Then the boat changes to a new course of S40°W at 2 knots for 2 hr. Round. intermediate steps to four decimal places. Part: 0/2 Part 1 of 2 (a) How far is the boat from the marina? Round the answer to one decimal place if necessary. The boat is approximately nmi from the marina. X S

A fishing boat leaves a marina and follows a course of S64°W at 9 knots for 20 min. Then the boat changes to a new course of S40°W at 2 knots for 2 hr. Round. intermediate steps to four decimal places. Part: 0/2 Part 1 of 2 (a) How far is the boat from the marina? Round the answer to one decimal place if necessary. The boat is approximately nmi from the marina. X S

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A fishing boat leaves a marina and follows a course of S64°W at 9 knots for 20 min. Then the boat changes to a new course of S40°W at 2 knots for 2 hr. Round
intermediate steps to four decimal places.
Part: 0 / 2
Part 1 of 2
(a) How far is the boat from the marina? Round the answer to one decimal place if necessary.
The boat is approximately
nmi from the marina.
X
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