An old fashioned pirate ship departs from Pirate Island at a bearing of 30º. The ship  travels 30 km/h for 2 hours when it reaches Buccaneer Bay, where all of the treasure is buried. The ship drifts away from the bray for 4.5 hours at 12 km/h at an unknown bearing. While most of the pirates celebrate pirate things, the navigator wakes up from her nap and sees Pirate Island due East. The angle between the ship’s path and Pirate Island is 105.8º.   a. Find the bearing of the ship’s current location from Buccaneer Bay. b.Find the distance from the ship to Pirate Island.

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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  1. An old fashioned pirate ship departs from Pirate Island at a bearing of 30º. The ship  travels 30 km/h for 2 hours when it reaches Buccaneer Bay, where all of the treasure is buried. The ship drifts away from the bray for 4.5 hours at 12 km/h at an unknown bearing. While most of the pirates celebrate pirate things, the navigator wakes up from her nap and sees Pirate Island due East. The angle between the ship’s path and Pirate Island is 105.8º.

 

a. Find the bearing of the ship’s current location from Buccaneer Bay.

b.Find the distance from the ship to Pirate Island.

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