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Solve Applied Problems Using the Law of Cosines
-Two Sailboats 21mph21 \mathrm { mph }

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Solve Applied Problems Using the Law of Cosines
-Two sailboats leave a harbor in the Bahamas at the same time. The first sails at 21mph21 \mathrm { mph } in a direction 350350 ^ { \circ } . The second sails at 33mph33 \mathrm { mph } in a direction 220220 ^ { \circ } . Assuming that both boats maintain speed and heading, after 4 hours, how far apart are the boats?


A) 196.8196.8 miles
B) 125.6125.6 miles
C) 142.7142.7 miles
D) 171.9171.9 miles

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