A fishing boat leaves its pier and sails directly to the east for 18 miles. After receiving a warning of a storm to the south, the captain sets the boat on a bearing of S40W and sails for 25 miles. How far is the boat from the pier to the nearest hundredth of a mile?

A fishing boat leaves its pier and sails directly to the east for 18 miles. After receiving a warning of a storm to the south, the captain sets the boat on a bearing of S40W and sails for 25 miles. How far is the boat from the pier to the nearest hundredth of a mile?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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Chapter6: Ratio, Proportion, And Probability

Section6.6: Scale Drawings

Problem 50E

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