The Harrington family belongs to a yacht club. On Saturdays they take their sailboat out in the bay. They usually spend about 3 hours sailing around. This past Saturday they ended up at a point that was a 51º angle from the dock and 445 yards away. How far east from the dock were they at this point? 280.04 yards 549.53 yards 345.83 yards 330.26 yards

The Harrington family belongs to a yacht club. On Saturdays they take their sailboat out in the bay. They usually spend about 3 hours sailing around. This past Saturday they ended up at a point that was a 51º angle from the dock and 445 yards away. How far east from the dock were they at this point? 280.04 yards 549.53 yards 345.83 yards 330.26 yards

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280.04 yards

549.53 yards

345.83 yards

330.26 yards

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