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A boat race runs along a triangular course marked by buoys A, B, and C. The race starts with the boats headed west for 3600 meters. The other two sides of the course lie to the north of the first side, and their lengths are 1500 meters and 2800 meters. Draw a diagram that visually represents the problem, and find the bearings for the last two legs of the race.

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The magnitudes of the lengths of laps are given and the bearing (the direction ) are calculated.

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A boat race runs along a triangular course marked by bouys A, B, and C. The race starts with the boats headed west for 3600 meters. The other two sides of the course lie to the north of the first side, and their lengths are ...

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