Starting at point A, a ship sails 18.2 km on a bearing of 188°, then turns and sails 47.9 km on a bearing of 318°. Find the distance of the ship from point A The distance is km (Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)
Starting at point A, a ship sails 18.2 km on a bearing of 188°, then turns and sails 47.9 km on a bearing of 318°. Find the distance of the ship from point A The distance is km (Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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![Starting at point A, a ship sails 18.2 km on a bearing of 1889, then turns and sails 47.9 km on a bearing of 318° Find
the distance of the ship from point A
The distance is km
(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fce1b0819-6d0b-4ec9-bc84-75e332c4c14b%2Fdce0fa4d-8224-4f08-9819-89195b9e7f5f%2Fw7v0vdu_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Starting at point A, a ship sails 18.2 km on a bearing of 1889, then turns and sails 47.9 km on a bearing of 318° Find
the distance of the ship from point A
The distance is km
(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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