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Could you give a step by step answer to this calculation?-example-1

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A labellled diagram of the triangle formed is shown below

The bearing of ship C from ship B is the angle x shown in the labelled diagram.

Looking at triangle ABC, we would find BC by applying the law of cosines which is expressed as

a^2 = b^2 + c^2 - 2bcCosA

In this case, we have

BC^2 = AB^2 + AC^2 - 2 * AB * AC * CosA

BC^2 = 150^2 + 275^2 - 2 * 150 * 275 * Cos120

BC^2 = 98125 - 82500Cos120 = 98125 + 41250 = 139375

BC = square root of 139375 = 373.33

We would find angle ABC by applying the sine rule which is expressed as

a/SinA = b/SinB = c/SinC

a = 373.33, b = 275, A = 120, B = angle ABC

Thus, we have

373.33/Sin120 = 275/SinABC

By crossmultiplying, we have

373.33 SinABC = 275Sin120

SinABC = 275Sin120/373.33 = 0.638

We would find angle ABC by finding the sine inverse of 0.638

angle ABC = Sin^-1(0.638)

angle ABC = 39.64

Angle x and angle ABC are linear pairs. This means that their sum is 180 degrees. Thus,

angle x = 180 - 39.64 = 140.36

To the nearest degree, the bearing of ship C from ship B is 140 degrees

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