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Question

The bearing from A to B is S 27° E, and the bearing from B to C is N 63° E. An automobile traveling at 62 mph needs 1 1/4 hours to go from A to B and 1 3/4 hours to go from B to C. Find the distance from A to C.

Answer 1

Mark makes a great point. You will notice that a 90ºturn is made, so you can use the Pythagorean theorem with the two segments.

62 * √((5/4)²+(7/4)²) = 31/2√74