A ferry transports tourists among three islands. It sails from the first island to the second island, 5.84 km away, in a direction 37.0° north of east. It then sails from the second island to the third island in a direction 58.5° west of north. Finally, it returns to the first island, sailing in a direction 28.0° east of south. (a) Calculate the distance between the second and third islands. Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. km (b) Calculate the distance between the first and third islands. km

A ferry transports tourists among three islands. It sails from the first island to the second island, 5.84 km away, in a direction 37.0° north of east. It then sails from the second island to the third island in a direction 58.5° west of north. Finally, it returns to the first island, sailing in a direction 28.0° east of south. (a) Calculate the distance between the second and third islands. Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. km (b) Calculate the distance between the first and third islands. km

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 71P: A commuter airplane starts from an airport and takes the route shown in Figure P1.71. The plane...

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