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Question

A luxury ship starts from point P and covers a distance of 12.9 km with a bearing of $209°$ . After reaching point Q, the ship turns back and covers a distance of 5.8 km with a bearing of $347°$ . Calculate the distance of the ship from the starting point.

Accepted Answer

9.4 km

Answer

12.0 km

Answer

16.0 km

Answer

17.6 km

A luxury ship starts from point P and covers a distance of 12.9 km with a bearing of ﻿209°209°209°﻿. After reaching point Q, the ship turns back and covers a distance of 5.8 km with a bearing of ﻿347°347°347°﻿ . Calculate the distance of the ship from the starting point.

A luxury ship starts from point P and covers a distance of 12.9 km with a bearing of $209°$ . After reaching point Q, the ship turns back and covers a distance of 5.8 km with a bearing of $347°$ . Calculate the distance of the ship from the starting point.