a.
How long will it take the yacht to make the trip?
a.
Answer to Problem 36E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A privately owned yacht leaves a dock in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and heads toward Freeport in the Bahamas at a bearing of S
How long will it take the yacht to make the trip?
Calculation:
Assume that a privately yacht leaves a dock in myrtle beach, south Carolina and heads towards Freeport in the Bahamas at a bearing of
Let the yacht averages a speed of
Since the distance travelled is
So the time taken by the yacht to make the trip is
Hence, the yacht will taken
b.
How far east and south is the yacht after
b.
Answer to Problem 36E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A privately owned yacht leaves a dock in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and heads toward Freeport in the Bahamas at a bearing of S
How far east and south is the yacht after
Calculation:
Since the yacht is travelling at a speed of
Therefore, the distance travelled by the yacht in
Since the bearing is
Therefore, after
Thus, the yacht is
Also, after
Thus, the yacht is
C
A plane leaves Myrtle Beach to fly to Freeport. At what bearing should it travel?
C
Answer to Problem 36E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A privately owned yacht leaves a dock in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and heads toward Freeport in the Bahamas at a bearing of S
A plane leaves Myrtle Beach to fly to Freeport. At what bearing should it travel?
Calculation:
The bearing that should be taken by the plane in its travel from Myrtle Beach to Freeport is
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