Solve Applied Problems Using the Law of Cosines
-Two Sailboats $21 \mathrm { mph }$

question 37

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Solve Applied Problems Using the Law of Cosines
-Two sailboats leave a harbor in the Bahamas at the same time. The first sails at $21 \mathrm { mph }$ in a direction $350 ^ { \circ }$ . The second sails at $33 \mathrm { mph }$ in a direction $220 ^ { \circ }$ . Assuming that both boats maintain speed and heading, after 4 hours, how far apart are the boats?

• A) \(196.8\) miles
• B) \(125.6\) miles
• C) \(142.7\) miles
• D) \(171.9\) miles

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