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pokadot
Dec 18, 2006, 05:19 PM
At 12noon a ship observes a light house at a distance of 15km in a direction of N50 degres E it sails at 15km/h in a direction S 35 degrees w find the distance and direction of the light house from the ship at 3 pm.

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Capuchin
Dec 18, 2006, 05:33 PM
Draw a map looking top down and draw the path of the ship on graph paper. It will help you visualise the path and calculate the distance