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PLS HELPPP GEOMETRY!!!!!!

You are on a fishing boat that leaves its pier and heads east. After traveling for 24 ​miles, there is a report warning of rough seas directly south. The captain turns the boat and follows a bearing of S45​°W for 13.4 miles.

a. At this​ time, how far are you from the​ boat's pier?
b. What bearing could the boat have originally taken to arrive at this​ spot?

PLS HELPPP GEOMETRY!!!!!! You are on a fishing boat that leaves its pier and heads-example-1
User Shoby
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Answer:

a-17.3 miles b-S57 E

Explanation:

d^2=30^2+12^2-2(30)(12)

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