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Lighthouse B is 10 miles west of lighthouse A. A boat leaves A and sails 6miles. At this​ time, it is sighted from B. If the bearing of the boat from B is N63​E, how far from B is the​ boat?

The boat is either _ miles or _ miles from lighthouse B, to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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The boat in discuss is 9.03 miles from lighthouse B.

What is the distance of the boat from lighthouse B?

The distance of the boat from lighthouse B as required can be determined by means of the cosine law in which case we have;

c² = 10² + 6² - (2×6×10Cos 63)

c = 81.52

c = 9.03miles.

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