A ship sailing due east in the North Atlantic has been ordered to immediately change course because the next 50 miles of its (due east) course contains dangerous icebergs. The captain turns and sails on a bearing of 62º, then changes course again to a bearing of 115⁰ until the ship reaches its original course. Suppose, at the moment the ship changed course to a bearing of 115º, one of the icebergs (on the original due east course) was now directly south of the ship. How far away was that iceberg from the ship when it made this change in course?

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A ship sailing due east in the North Atlantic has
been ordered to immediately change coursel
because the next 50 miles of its (due east) course
contains dangerous icebergs. The captain turns
and sails on a bearing of 62°, then changes
course again to a bearing of 115⁰ until the ship
reaches its original course.
Suppose, at the moment the ship changed course
to a bearing of 115º, one of the icebergs (on the
original due east course) was now directly south
of the ship. How far away was that iceberg from
the ship when it made this change in course?
Transcribed Image Text:A ship sailing due east in the North Atlantic has been ordered to immediately change coursel because the next 50 miles of its (due east) course contains dangerous icebergs. The captain turns and sails on a bearing of 62°, then changes course again to a bearing of 115⁰ until the ship reaches its original course. Suppose, at the moment the ship changed course to a bearing of 115º, one of the icebergs (on the original due east course) was now directly south of the ship. How far away was that iceberg from the ship when it made this change in course?
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