The bearing of a ship A and B from a port P are 225 and 116 respective ship A is B 9km from ship B on a bearing of 258degree. Calculate the distance of a ship A from P
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As always, draw a diagram.
In triangle PAB,
angle P = 79°
angle B = 38°
so, using the law of sines,
AP/sin38° = 9/sin79°
To solve this problem, we can use vector addition and trigonometry.
Step 1: Draw a diagram to illustrate the problem.
P is the port, A and B are the ships, and the given bearings are labeled.
Step 2: Find the angle between the bearing of ship A from the port (225 degrees) and the bearing of ship A from ship B (258 degrees) using the difference in bearings.
Angle = Bearing of A from B - Bearing of A from P
Angle = 258 - 225 = 33 degrees
Step 3: Use the Law of Cosines to find the distance between ship A and the port.
c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab * cos(C)
Let a = 9 km (distance between ship A and ship B)
Let b = distance between ship A and the port (unknown)
Let C = 33 degrees (angle between ship A's bearing from the port and bearing from ship B)
We can rewrite the equation as:
b^2 = a^2 + c^2 - 2ac * cos(B)
b^2 = 9^2 + c^2 - 2 * 9 * c * cos(33)
Step 4: Use the given bearing and distance of ship B from the port to find the value of c.
The bearing of ship B from the port is 116 degrees. We can draw a right triangle with the distance of ship B from the port (unknown side) as the opposite side, the distance of ship A from ship B (9 km) as the adjacent side, and the given bearing (116 degrees) as the angle.
Using the sine function:
sin(B) = opposite / hypotenuse
sin(116) = b / 9
b = 9 * sin(116)
Step 5: Substitute the value of b into the equation from step 3.
b^2 = 9^2 + c^2 - 2 * 9 * c * cos(33)
(9 * sin(116))^2 = 81 + c^2 - 18c * cos(33)
Step 6: Solve the equation for c.
(9 * sin(116))^2 = 81 + c^2 - 18c * cos(33)
c^2 - 18c * cos(33) + 81 - (9 * sin(116))^2 = 0
Using the quadratic formula:
c = [18 * cos(33) ± √(18^2 * cos(33)^2 - 4 * (81 - (9 * sin(116))^2))] / 2
Step 7: Substitute the values of cos(33) and sin(116) to calculate the square root part of the equation.
c = [18 * cos(33) ± √(18^2 * cos(33)^2 - 4 * (81 - (9 * sin(116))^2))] / 2
c = [18 * cos(33) ± √(18^2 * cos(33)^2 - 4 * (81 - (9 * sin(116))^2))] / 2
Step 8: Calculate the value of c.
Using a calculator, we find:
cos(33) ≈ 0.8387
sin(116) ≈ 0.9269
c = [18 * 0.8387 ± √(18^2 * 0.8387^2 - 4 * (81 - (9 * 0.9269)^2))] / 2
Solving this equation, we get two values for c:
c ≈ 13.65 km and c ≈ 27.53 km
Step 9: Choose the appropriate value for c based on the problem.
Since the distance to a point, in this case, cannot be negative, we choose the positive value for c:
c ≈ 13.65 km
Therefore, the distance of ship A from the port (b) is approximately 13.65 km.
To calculate the distance of ship A from port P, we need to use trigonometry and the concept of bearings.
Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. Start by drawing a diagram to visualize the situation. Draw point P (representing the port) and label the bearings from P to ship A as 225 degrees and the bearing from P to ship B as 116 degrees. Also, draw ship A and ship B and label their distance as 9km.
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P
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/ 225° (ship A)
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\ 116° (ship B)
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B
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2. Now, we need to find the angles between the bearings and the line connecting ship A and ship B. To do this, subtract the given bearings from 360 degrees (since bearings are measured clockwise from the north direction):
For ship A:
360° - 225° = 135°
For ship B:
360° - 116° = 244°
3. Use the Law of Cosines to find the distance of ship A from port P. The Law of Cosines states that in a triangle, the square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the lengths of those sides multiplied by the cosine of the included angle.
Let's denote the distance of ship A from port P as "x". We have a triangle with sides of length 9km (connecting ship A and ship B), "x" (the distance of ship A from port P), and the side connecting ship B and port P.
Applying the Law of Cosines:
`x^2 = 9^2 + P^2 - 2(9)(P)cos(244°)`
4. Now, we'll solve the equation to find the value of "x", which represents the distance of ship A from port P.
Plug in the angle in radians (convert from degrees to radians) and solve:
`x^2 = 9^2 + P^2 - 2(9)(P)cos(244°)`
Simplifying,
`x^2 = 81 + P^2 - 18Pcos(244°)`
To find the value of "x", we would need the value of "P". Without that value, we won't be able to calculate the distance of ship A from port P.