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Two boats leave a port at the same time and travels five kilometer per hour on a bearing of 460 degrees the other travels at 9km/hr on a bearing of 127degrees how far are the apart

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Explanation:

460=100 degrees

therefore a 27 degree distance between speeds

a^2=b^2+c^2-2bc cos A

a^2=9^2+5^2-2(5)(9)cos 27

=45.8

a=6.77 km/h away

I think you wrote 460 wrong also you can't calculate distance if you don't have the time they have travelled for so I gave you a speed.

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