Solve the Following Problem

question 68

Short Answer

Solve the following problem. Be sure to make a diagram of the situation with all the given information labeled. A ship is anchored off a long straight shoreline that runs north and south. From two observation points 16 miles apart on shore, the bearings of the ship are N 28º E and S 50º E. What is the shortest distance from the ship to the shore? Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits when determining your answer. Round to one decimal place.
__________ mi

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Definitions:

Encomiendas

A Spanish colonial practice that granted colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous peoples in the Americas, effectively a form of forced labor and enslavement.

Conversion Efforts

Attempts to change a person's religious beliefs to a different religion, often associated with historical missionary work and contemporary religious movements.

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Two major global bodies of water, with the Atlantic Ocean separating the Americas from Europe and Africa, and the Pacific Ocean separating Asia and Australia from the Americas.

Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, proving the world was round and vast, and opening new navigation routes.