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7. Non-Right Triangles
7. Non-Right Triangles / Law of Cosines / Problem 5
Problem 5

A swimming champion is crossing a river on a bearing of 122122^\(\circ\). If she swims at 10 mph10~\(\text{mph}\) in still water and the river current flows at 3 mph3~\(\text{mph}\) from the east, determine her resulting speed and bearing. Round your answers to 11 decimal place.