A boat leaves an island and travel 36 miles at a bearing of N53∘E.Next ,the boat makes a 90 degree clockwise turn and travel 15 miles on a bearing of S37∘E. a) How far is the boat from the island ? b) What is the bearing of the boat from the island ?
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**4. A boat leaves an island and travel 36 miles at a bearing of N53∘E.Next ,the boat makes a 90 degree clockwise turn and travel 15 miles on a bearing of S37∘E.
a) How far is the boat from the island ?
b) What is the bearing of the boat from the island ?
The boat leaves the island at NE and travels 36 miles. Then makes a clockwise turn and travel 15 miles on a bearing of .
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