An airplane flies 380 miles from point A to point B with a bearing N 36◦W. It then flies 200 miles from point B to point C with a bearing of N 56◦W. Find the distance from point A to point C. (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a mile) How far north and how far west is point C from point A?

An airplane flies 380 miles from point A to point B with a bearing N 36◦W. It then flies 200 miles from point B to point C with a bearing of N 56◦W. Find the distance from point A to point C. (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a mile) How far north and how far west is point C from point A?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter3: Additional Topics In Trigonometry

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8T

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