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Chapter 8: Q. 20 (page 541)
Find the area of a triangle whose sides are.
Required area of the triangle is
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Rescue at Sea Coast Guard Station Able is located 150 miles due south of Station Baker. A ship at sea sends an SOS call that is received by each station. The call to Station Able indicates that the ship is located N55°E; the call to Station Baker indicates that the ship is located S60°E.
(a) How far is each station from the ship?
(b) If a helicopter capable of flying 200 miles per hour is dispatched from the station nearest the ship, how long will it take to reach the ship?
Crankshafts on Cars On a certain automobile, the crankshaft is 3 inches long and the connecting rod is 9 inches long (see the figure). At the time when OPQ is 15°, how
far is the piston (P) from the center (O) of the crankshaft?
Determine the domain of the function
Solve each triangle.
Finding the Height of an Airplane An aircraft is spotted by two observers who are 1000 feet apart. As the airplane passes over the line joining them, each observer takes a
sighting of the angle of elevation to the plane, as indicated in the figure. How high is the airplane?
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