The distance between the two ships is 377.54 m.
Given that, two ships are located 200 m and 300 m respectively from a lighthouse and the angle formed by their paths to the lighthouse is 96°.
We need to find the distance between the two ships.
What is the cosine rule to find the side?
The cosine rule is c²=a²+b²-2abcosC
Now, c²=200²+300²-2×200×300cos96°
⇒c²=40000+90000-1,20,000×(-0.1045)
⇒c²=40000+90000+12,540
⇒c=377.54 m
Therefore, the distance between the two ships is 377.54 m.
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