Anthony is on vacation at a tropical bay that has 3 islands. He rents a boat on island A and plans to travel to island C, which is 8 miles away. He has already travelled 11 miles to get from island B to island A. If from island B to island C the distance is 14 miles, what angle should Anthony navigate at to go to island C?

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Anthony is on vacation at a tropical bay that has 3 islands. He rents a boat on island A and plans
to travel to island C, which is 8 miles away. He has already travelled 11 miles to get from island B to
island A. If from island B to island C the distance is 14 miles, what angle should Anthony navigate at
to go to island C?

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Anthony is on vacation at a tropical bay that has 3 islands. He rents a boat on island A and plans to travel to island C, which is 8 miles away. He has already traveled 11 miles to get from island B to island A. The distance from island B to island C  is 14 miles.

 

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The angle should Anthony navigate to go to the island C

 

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