(Will give brainliest :) pls tell me how to solve) Hikers are traveling at 3 miles per hour. They leave camp and hike LaTeX: N64^\circ WN 64 ∘ W for 2 hours. They change course to LaTeX: S23^\circ WS 23 ∘ W for 4 hours. How many miles is the trip back to camp. What bearing should they take to head back to camp?

Will give brainliest pls tell me how to solve Hikers are traveling at 3 miles per hour They leave camp and hike LaTeX N64circ WN 64 W for 2 hours They change co class=

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Answer:

3.08270264 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

The first thing you have to do is a graph where you signal the cardinal points (1st image)

Then draw the first line that the problem gives you (N64°W). At the end of this line, you will draw the following line (S23°W) drawing another little graph as a guide. Finally, you will draw the last line, as long as a triangle is made (2nd image)

If you pay attention to the first line you made, you will notice that you can make a right triangle with angles of 90°, 64°, and 26° (3rd image)

So, returning to the other big triangle, you are going to add the 23° of the main orientation with the 26° that you just obtained from the first triangle (4th image)

Now you have a large triangle with one side that is worth 4, another that is worth 2, and an angle between them that is worth 49° (5th image)

From now on it's easier.

We know that if we have an angle between two know sides we can use Law of cosines (a²=b²+c²-2bcCosA)

So a² = 2² + 4² - 2(2*4)Cos49

a² = 4 + 16 - 2(8)Cos49

a² = 20 - 16Cos49

Cos49 = 0.65605902899

16 * 0.65605902899 = 10.4969444638

20 - 10.4969444638 = 9.50305554

a² = 9.50305554

a = [tex]\sqrt{9.50305554}[/tex] = 3.08270264

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