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(a)
To find: Thedistance of the ship from the light house from the point
(a)
Answer to Problem 50AYU
The distance of the ship from the light house is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given diagram is shown in Figure 1
Figure 1
The distance between the two light house is
The angle between the line of sight from the ship directly to the shore is
Calculation:
Consider the diagram is shown in Figure 2
Figure 1
Consider the value of angle
Consider the measure of angle
Consider the measure of angle
Consider the law of sine is,
Then,
(b)
To find: The distance of the ship from the light house from the point
(b)
Answer to Problem 50AYU
The distance of the ship from the light house is
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Consider the law of sine is,
Then,
(c)
To find: The distance of the ship from the shore.
(c)
Answer to Problem 50AYU
The distance of the ship from shore is
Explanation of Solution
Consider the distance of the ship from the shore is,
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