Question

Question #89209

Answer 1

13.58 miles and 10.47 miles

Explanation:

So, my interpretation of the geometry is the crude sketch above.

If this is correct, you can use the "law of sines" to solve the problem:

`(s2)/(sin(38)) = (s1)/(sin(53)) = 17/sin(89)`

...the last ratio you can calculate, since you have all the data. It's

`17/.99984 = 17.0026` (rounding)

So you can calculate s1 (distance from ship to p1) as:

`17.0026 * 0.79864 = 13.58` (rounding)

And s2 (distance from ship to p2) as:

`17.0026 * 0.61566 = 10.47` (rounding)

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