Tanker B is traveling at a speed of 22 mi/h from St. Petersburg, Florida, to New Orleans,

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Tanker B is traveling at a speed of 22 mi/h from St. Petersburg, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana, on a bearing of 285°. The distance between the two ports is 510 mi.
a. Make a sketch of the tanker's motion, including coordinate axes.
b. How long will it take the tanker to get to New Orleans?
c. How far west and how far north is New Orleans from St. Petersburg?
d. Suppose Tanker A in Exercise 10 leaves at the same time as Tanker B. Describe where the ships' paths intersect. Recall that St. Petersburg is 900 miles east of
Corpus Christi. Will the ships collide? Explain your answer.
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Discovering Advanced Algebra An Investigative Approach

ISBN: 978-1559539845

1st edition

Authors: Jerald Murdock, Ellen Kamischke, Eric Kamischke

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