Homework Help: pre calc

Posted by lauri on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 4:52pm.

Lighthouse B is 8 miles west of lighthouse A. A boat leaves A and sails 5 miles. At this time, it is sighted from B. If the bearing of the boat from B is N63E, how far from B is the boat?
The boat is either ___ miles or ____ miles from lighthouse B, to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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