As a midsummer event, your sailing club schedules a three-day trip. On day one, you sail from the club site to an island 7.00 km in a direction 32.0° west of north. On day two, you sail to a second island in a direction 65.0° east of south, and on day three, you return to the club by sailing 40.0° south of west. Determine the following. (a) distance between the first and second island      km (b) distance between the second island and the club site      km

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As a midsummer event, your sailing club schedules a three-day trip. On day one, you sail from the club site to an island 7.00 km in a direction 32.0° west of north. On day two, you sail to a second island in a direction 65.0° east of south, and on day three, you return to the club by sailing 40.0° south of west. Determine the following.

(a) distance between the first and second island
     km

(b) distance between the second island and the club site
     km
As a midsummer event, your sailing club schedules a three-day trip. On day one, you sail from the club site to an island 7.50 km in a direction 26.0° west of north. On day two, you sail to a second
island in a direction 65.0° east of south, and on day three, you return to the club by sailing 40.0° south of west. Determine the following.
(a) distance between the first and second island
km
(b) distance between the second island and the club site
km
Transcribed Image Text:As a midsummer event, your sailing club schedules a three-day trip. On day one, you sail from the club site to an island 7.50 km in a direction 26.0° west of north. On day two, you sail to a second island in a direction 65.0° east of south, and on day three, you return to the club by sailing 40.0° south of west. Determine the following. (a) distance between the first and second island km (b) distance between the second island and the club site km
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