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Math 240 Application of Right Triangles

Two ships leave a port at the same time. The first ship sails on a bearing of 40º at 18 knots (nautical miles per hour) and the second at a bearing of 130º at 26 knots. How far apart are they after 1.5 hours ?

Rubric Code: E2XW48

By murphymm

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Subject: Math

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Application of Right Triangle Two ships leave a port at the same time. The first ship sails on a bearing of 40º at 18 knots and the second on a bearing of 130º knots. How far apart are they after 1.5 hr?
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Sketch Draw and label the sketch.	Poor Drawing does not resemble the data.	Fair Sketch is drawn but the bearing angles are not correct.	Good Sketch is drawn and labeled correctly.
Measurement Give the measurement of each interior angle of the triangle.	Poor N/A	Fair The interior angles are correct based on the above.	Good Each interior angle has the correct measurement.
Function Decide which trig function should be used.	Poor	Fair	Good
Equation Set up the trig equation.	Poor	Fair	Good
Organization The set-up and solving is neat and logical.	Poor	Fair	Good