A ship travels 84 km on a bearing of 17°, and then travels on a bearing of 107° for 135 km. Find the distance of the end of the

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trip from the starting point, to the nearest kilometer.

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Neporo4naja [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-05T05:48:08+03:00

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Answer:

159km

Explanation:

Please view the diagram below;

The distance x of the ship from the staring point could be simply obtained by Pythagoras's theorem as follows;

$x^2=135^2+84^2\\x^2=18225+7056\\x^2=25281\\x=\sqrt{25281}\\ x=159km$