I can't seem to figure this out.

A ship leaves at noon and travels due West at 20 knots. At 2:00 it changes to N54°W...Find the bearing and the distance FROM port at 3:00 pm.
I've looked at this program for a while but can't figure it out.

What program are you looking at?

The calculations can be done by hand.

The ships sails due west for two hours at 20 knots, so by 14:00, it is 40 knots west of port.

It then changes course to N54°W for one hour. So it has travelled further west 20*tan(54°) and towards north 20cot(54°).

So total distance due west
x = -(40+20tan(54°))
and due north
y = 20cot(54°)
Thus bearing at 15:00 is
N tan-1(x/y) W

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To solve this problem, we'll break it down into three parts: the ship's original direction, the change in direction, and the new direction.

1. Original Direction:
The ship travels due West at 20 knots from noon to 2:00 pm. Since there are two hours between noon and 2:00 pm, and the ship is traveling at a constant speed of 20 knots, we can calculate the distance covered during this time by multiplying the speed by the time: 20 knots * 2 hours = 40 nautical miles.

2. Change in Direction:
At 2:00 pm, the ship changes its direction to N54°W. This means it is moving northwest. To find the bearing, we need to convert this direction to degrees. In general, the compass has 360 degrees, with North being 0° or 360°, and West being 270°. The direction N54°W is 54 degrees west of north, so the bearing is 360° - 54° = 306°.

3. New Direction:
From 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, the ship has been traveling for 1 hour. We need to determine the distance covered during this time. Unfortunately, the problem does not provide us with the ship's speed during this leg. If you have the ship's speed for this leg, you can simply multiply the speed by the time to calculate the distance. For example, if the speed is 15 knots, the distance would be 15 nautical miles.

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