Ask Question
5 August, 12:08

Two ships leave the same port. Ship A travels at a constant speed of 30 km/h. Ship B travels at a constant speed of 37 km/h. The angle between their paths 62 degrees. How far apart are the two ships from eachother three hours later?

+3
Answers (1)
  1. 5 August, 12:35
    0
    The distance between them is 105.07 km

    Step-by-step explanation:

    First we need to find the distance travelled by each ship.

    To find this distance, we should use the formula:

    distance = speed * time

    For ship A, we have:

    distance1 = 30 * 3 = 90 km

    For ship B, we have:

    distance2 = 37 * 3 = 111 km

    Now, to find the distance between the ships, we can use the law of cosines, where a, b and c are the respectively the distance travelled by ship A, the distance travelled by ship B and the distance between them:

    c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2*a*b*cos (62)

    c^2 = 90^2 + 111^2 - 2*90*111*0.4695

    c^2 = 11040.39

    c = 105.07 km

    The distance between them is 105.07 km
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍 “Two ships leave the same port. Ship A travels at a constant speed of 30 km/h. Ship B travels at a constant speed of 37 km/h. The angle ...” in 📗 Mathematics if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers