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A boat is located 5km from one buoy and 14km from a second buoy anchored 10km east of the first buoy. Find the boat's two possible bearings from the first buoy.

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Answer: The two possible locations are: 3.55 km west of the west buoy and 3.52 km south or north.

Step-by-step explanation:


(10+y)^(2) + x^(2) = 14^(2) \\y^(2) + x^(2) = 5^(2)

Where y is the distance between the first buoy on the y axis.

And x is the distance between the buoys on the x axis.

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