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 26.0° west of north. On day two, you sail to a second island in a direction 55.0° east of south, and on day three, you return to the club by sailing 35.0° south of west. Determine the following. (a) distance between the first and second island (b) distance between the second island and the club site

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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 26.0° west of north. On day two, you sail to a second island in a direction 55.0° east of south, and on day three, you return to the club by sailing 35.0° south of west. Determine the following.

(a) distance between the first and second island

(b) distance between the second island and the club site

 

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