a.
How many nautical miles south the ship have travelled by 6:00 p.m.?
a.
Answer to Problem 35E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A ship leaves port at noon and has a bearing of
How many nautical miles south and how many nautical miles west will the ship have travelled by 6:00 p.m.?
Calculation:
The following figure indicates how the ship is moving. The point
Let the vertical distance travelled by the ship, southwards, at 6 P.M. that is after
The bearing of ship is south
Also, the distance travelled by the ship sailing at
From the figure, in right
Hence, the ship is sailing
b.
How many nautical miles west the ship have travelled by 6:00 p.m.?
b.
Answer to Problem 35E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A ship leaves port at noon and has a bearing of
A t 6:00 p.m., the ship changes course to due west. Find the ship’s bearing and distance from port at 7:00 p.m.
Calculation:
Now, let the horizontal distance travelled by ship, westwards, after
Again, in right
Hence, the ship is sailing
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