Solve the Problem $14 ^ { \circ }$ From Its Direction of Travel

question 386

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A ship sailing parallel to shore sights a lighthouse at an angle of $14 ^ { \circ }$ from its direction of travel. After traveling 4 miles farther, the angle is $24 ^ { \circ }$ . At that time, how far is the ship from the lighthouse? If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.

• A) \(2.38 \mathrm { mi }\)
• B) \(9.37 \mathrm { mi }\)
• C) \(5.57 \mathrm { mi }\)
• D) \(4 \mathrm { mi }\)

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The price in a competitive market at which the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied are equal, there is neither a shortage nor a surplus, and there is no tendency for price to rise or fall.

Relatively Inelastic

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Supply

The total amount of a product or service available for purchase at any given price or time.

Coefficient Of Elasticity

A measure used in economics to show how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to a change in its price or income level.