$MathMaster logo$

MathMaster

Home
general
two fire lookouts are 12 5 km apart on a north south line the northern fire lookout sights a fire 20 south of east at the

Question

Two fire lookouts are 12.5 km apart on a north-south line. The northern fire lookout sights a fire 20° south of East at the same time as the southern fire lookout spots it at 60° East of North. How far is the fire from the Southern lookout? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a kilometer

235

likes

1176 views

Answer to a math question Two fire lookouts are 12.5 km apart on a north-south line. The northern fire lookout sights a fire 20° south of East at the same time as the southern fire lookout spots it at 60° East of North. How far is the fire from the Southern lookout? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a kilometer

$Expert avatar$

4.9

114 Answers

15.3 km

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Question: Find the area of a triangle with side lengths 5, 7, and 8 using Heron's Formula.

+

What is the variance of the data set [5, 7, 3, 6, 4]?

+

What is the value of 5 to the power of 3, minus the square root of 16, multiplied by 2, divided by 10?

+

New questions in Mathematics

A brass cube with an edge of 3 cm at 40 °C increased its volume to 27.12 cm3. What is the final temperature that achieves this increase?

The data set (75, 85, 58, 72, 70, 75) is a random sample from the normal distribution No(µ, σ). Determine a 95% two-sided confidence interval for the mean µ .

(2b) to the 1/4th power. Write the expression in radical form.

prove that if n odd integer then n^2+5 is even

Let r: x - y 5 = 0. Determine a general equation of the line s parallel to the line r, which forms an isosceles triangle with area 8 with the line x = 5 and the Ox axis.

The cost of unleaded gasoline in the Bay Area once followed an unknown distribution with a mean of $4.59 and a standard deviation of $0.10. Sixteen gas stations from the Bay Area are randomly chosen. We are interested in the average cost of gasoline for the 16 gas stations. 84. Find the probability that the average price for 30 gas stations is less than $4.55. a 0.6554 b 0.3446 c 0.0142 d 0.9858 e 0

A storage maker price is $2.50 per square feet. Find the price of a custom shed 4 yards long, and 5yards wide and 8 feet tall

Estimate the quotient for 3.24 ÷ 82

Calculate the difference between 407 and 27

Let X be a discrete random variable such that E(X)=3 and V(X)=5. Let 𝑌 = 2𝑋^2 − 3𝑋. Determine E(Y).

48 kg of 30% sulfuric acid in a mixture of 10% and 40% sulfuric acid arose. How many kilograms were each of the original solutions?

A person runs 175 yards per minute write a variable that represents the relationship between time and distance

0<x<2π aralığındaki f(x)=x÷2 fonksiyonunun 0 < x < 4π için grafiğini çiziniz ve 0<x<2n için Fourier seri dönüşümünü gerçekleştiriniz.

8. Measurement Jillian measured the distance around a small fish pond to be 27 yards. What would be a good estimate of the distance across the pond: 14 yards, 9 yards, or 7 yards? Explain how you decided.

the length of the fenced in area is to be 5 ft greater than the width and the total amount of fencing to be used is 89 ft find the width and length

Dano forgot his computer password. The password was four characters long. Dano remembered only three characters: 3, g, N. The last character was one of the numbers 3, 5, 7, 9. How many possible expansions are there for Dano's password?

A plant found at the bottom of a lake doubles in size every 10 days. Yeah It is known that in 300 days it has covered the entire lake, indicate how many days it will take to cover the entire lake four similar plants.