Trigonometry Answers

The two sides of a spherical triangle are 37° and 75°, respectively. Explain why the third side should not exceed to 112°?

Find the arc length of the great circle on a sphere of radius 3000 miles subtended by a central angle of 7°. Express your answer in:
a. Degrees b. Nautical miles

What should be the third side and included angle of a spherical triangle if the two sides measure 90°each?

The two sides of a spherical triangle are 37° and 75°, respectively. Explain why the third side should not exceed to 112°?

What should be the third side and included angle of a spherical triangle if the two sides measure 90°each?

Explain why the polar distance of a great circle is exactly 90°? _______________________________________________________

a car travels 32km due north and then 46 km in a direction 40 degrees west of north. find the direction of the car's resultant vector

What should be the third side and included angle of a spherical triangle if the two sides measure 90°each?

Two ships leave a port at the same time. The first ship sails on a course of 35°at 15 knots while the second ship sails on a course of 125°at 20 knots. After 2 hours find the: (a) distance between the two ships; (b) bearing of the first ship from the second ship; and (c) bearing of the second ship from the first ship.

A navigator on a ship sailing on a course of 330°at 16 knots (nautical miles per hour) observes a lighthouse, due north of the ship. Fifteen minutes later, the lighthouse is due east of the ship. How far is the lighthouse at that instant?