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12 Law of Sine and Cosine Word Problems
12 Law of Sine and Cosine Word Problems
Gazebo
Dock
2. A boat is sailing due east parallel to the shoreline at a speed of 20 miles per hour.
At a given time the, the bearing to a lighthouse is S 68o E, and 30 minutes later
the bearing is S 52o E. Find the distance from the boat to the lighthouse at Boat
Position 2.
Boat Position 1
Boat Position 2
Lighthouse
3. Two planes leave an airport at the same time. One plane is flying 650 m.p.h at a
bearing N 37o E, and the other plane is flying at 825 m.p.h at a bearing of N 53o
W. How far apart are the planes after flying for 2 hours?
Airplane 2
Airplane 1
Airport
4. A poll tilts towards the sun at an 8o angle from the vertical at it casts a 22-ft
shadow. The angle of elevation from the shadow to the top of the pole is 43o.
How tall is the poll?
Gazebo
Dock
6. A fire is spotted from two lookout stations that are 10 miles apart. The bearing
from the first lookout station to the fire is N 52o E. The bearing from the second
lookout station to the fire is N 37o W. Find the distance from each lookout station
to the fire.
Fire
Lookout 1
Lookout 2
7. A boat is sailing due east parallel to the shoreline at a speed of 10 miles per hour.
At a given time the, the bearing to a lighthouse is S 72o E, and 15 minutes later
the bearing is S 66o E. Find the distance from the boat to the lighthouse.
Boat Position 1
Boat Position 2
Lighthouse
8. Two planes leave an airport at the same time. One plane is flying 575 m.p.h at a
bearing N 23o E, and the other plane is flying at 625 m.p.h at a bearing of N 65o
W. How far apart are the planes after flying for 3.5 hours?
Airplane 2
Airplane 1
Airport
10. A baseball player in center field is playing approximately 330 feet from the
television camera that is behind home plate. A batter hit a fly ball that goes to the
wall that is 420 feet from the camera. Approximate the number of feet the center
fielder had to run to make the catch if the camera turned 9o in the following the
play.
Final Position of Ball
Center Fielder
Camera