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Melody  11 feb 2022
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Let the point (x,y ) be the point where the speed boat intercepts the vessel

Let t be the time taken to intercept.

Let alpha be the angle between East and the direction the speed boat travels (as shown in the diagram)

So the bearing of the speed boat will be  N(90-alpha)E

 

 

$$\\x=20cos75+26tcos50\qquad and \qquad x=50tcos\alpha\\
so\\
20cos75+26tcos50=50tcos\alpha\\\\
20cos75=50tcos\alpha-26tcos50\\\\
20cos75=t(50cos\alpha-26cos50)\\\\
\frac{20cos75}{ (50cos\alpha-26cos50)}=t\\\\
AND\\
y=20sin75+26tsin50\qquad and \qquad y=50tsin\alpha\\\\
...\\
\frac{20sin75}{ (50sin\alpha-26sin50)}=t\\
so\\
\frac{(20sin75)}{ (50sin\alpha-26sin50)}=\frac{(20cos75)}{ (50cos\alpha-26cos50)}\\\\$$

 

$$\\(20sin75)(50cos\alpha-26cos50)=(20cos75)(50sin\alpha-26sin50)\\\\
(20sin75)(50cos\alpha)-(20sin75)(26cos50)=(20cos75)(50sin\alpha)-(20cos75)(26sin50)\\\\
(1000sin75)(cos\alpha)-(520sin75cos50)=(1000cos75sin\alpha)-(520cos75sin50)$$

 

$$\\(1000sin75cos\alpha)-(1000cos75sin\alpha)=(520sin75cos50)-(520cos75sin50)\\\\
1000(sin75cos\alpha-cos75sin\alpha)=520(sin75cos50-cos75sin50)\\\\
1000sin(75-\alpha)=520sin(75-50)\\\\
sin(75-\alpha)=0.52sin(25)\\\\
75-\alpha=asin(0.52sin(25))\\\\
-\alpha=asin(0.52sin(25))-75\\\\
\alpha=75-asin(0.52sin(25))\\\\$$

 

$${\mathtt{75}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{sin}}^{\!\!\mathtt{-1}}{\left({\mathtt{0.52}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{sin}}{\left({\mathtt{25}}^\circ\right)}\right)} = {\mathtt{62.304\: \!975\: \!095\: \!575}}$$

 

$${\mathtt{90}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{62.304\: \!975\: \!095\: \!575}} = {\mathtt{27.695\: \!024\: \!904\: \!425}}$$   =     27 degrees 41minutes and 42 seconds

 

The speed boat needs to set a course for

   $$N\;27^041'42"E$$

 

What a great question and Heureka and I even agree   :)))

20 ago 2015
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20 ago 2015