ApplicationsofTrigonometrytoNavigation

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Warmupexercise:DennisandRobynwalked6milesduenorthfromtheircabin,
turned40towardtheeast,andwalked4milesmore.
1. Makeascaledrawingtoillustratethefacts

2. FindtheapproximatedistancethatDennisandRobynwerefromtheircabin
afterwalking10miles.Giveyouranswertothenearestmile.

3. Isthereenoughinformationgiventocompletelysolvethetriangle?

9.5Notes
Definition:Thecourseofashiporplaneistheangle,measuredclockwise,fromthe
northdirectiontothedirectionoftheshiporplane.
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Definition:Compassbearingofonelocationfromanotherismeasuredinthesameway.
Compassbearingsandcoursesaregivenwiththreedigits,suchas060ratherthan60.
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B

BearingofBfromA:
BearingofAfromB:

Definition:Insurveying,acompassreadingisusuallygivenasanacuteanglefromthe
northsouthlinetowardtheeastorwest.
***AcompassreadingofN20Eisthedirection20eastofnorth.Likewise,acompass
readingofS30Wisthedirection30westofsouth.

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7.Ashipproceedsonacourseof300for2hoursataspeedof15knots,(1knot=1
nauticalmileperhour).Thenitchangescourseto230,continuingat15knotsfor3
morehours.Atthattime,howfaristheshipfromitsstartingpoint?

8.TownTis8kmnortheastofvillageV.CityCis4kmfromTonabearingof150
fromT.WhatisthebearinganddistanceofCfromV?

9.Aplaneflies600kmonacourseof300.Itthenfliessouthforawhileandfinally
fliesona40coursetoreturntoitsstartingpoint.Findthetotaldistancetraveled.

10.Veryoftenaplotoflandistaxedaccordingtoitsarea.Sketchtheplotofland
described.Thenfinditsarea.Fromagranitepost,proceed195fteastalongTaskerHill
Road,thenalongabearingofS32Efor260ft,thenalongabearingofS68Wfor385ft,
andfinallyalongalinebacktothegranitepost.