Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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For the triangle described below, solve for B. Apply the rules regarding
the use of significant digits after all computations are complete.  a. |  or  | b. |  | c. |  or  | d. |  | e. | no solutions |
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Find all solutions to the triangle described below.  Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits to each angle and length
after all computations are complete.
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Find all solutions to the triangle described below.  Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits to each angle and length
after all computations are complete.
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Find all solutions to the triangle described below.  Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits to each angle and length
after all computations are complete.
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Find all solutions to the triangle described below.  km,
 km Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits to each angle and
length after all computations are complete.
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Draw a vector representing the course of a ship that goes 75 miles on a course
with direction 300  .
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Draw a vector representing the course of a ship that goes 50 miles on a course
with direction 240  .
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A ship is headed due north at a constant 13 miles per hour. Because of the ocean
current, the true course of the ship is  . If the currents are a constant 12 miles per
hour, in what direction are the currents running? Apply the rules regarding the use of significant
digits after all computations are complete.
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A plane headed due south is traveling with an airspeed of 160 miles per hour.
The wind currents are moving with constant speed in the direction  . If the ground
speed of the plane is 80 miles per hour, what is its true course?
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After a wind storm, a farmer notices that his 36-foot windmill may be leaning,
but he is not sure. From a point on the ground 32 feet from the base of the windmill, he finds that
the angle of elevation to the top of the windmill is  . Is the windmill leaning? If
so, what is the acute angle the windmill makes with the ground? a. | Yes; it makes an angle of  with the
ground | b. | Yes; it makes an angle of  with the
ground | c. | Yes; it makes an angle of  with the
ground | d. | Yes; it makes an angle of  with the
ground | e. | No, it is not leaning. |
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