Question: The SS Minnow is lost at sea in a deep fog. Moving on a bearing of 107°, the skipper sees a light at a bearing

The SS Minnow is lost at sea in a deep fog. Moving on a bearing of 107°, the skipper sees a light at a bearing of 60°. The same light reappears through the fog after the skipper has sailed 1.5 km on his initial course. The second sighting of the light is at a bearing of 34°. How far is the boat from the source of the light at the time of the second sighting?
The SS Minnow is lost at sea in a deep

.ight 1079 340 First sighting: 1.5km Second sighing

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