 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1807 - 464 pages
...between these -two lines was 55° 40'. What then was the distance required? Ans. 741 '2 yards. EXAM. xxn. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to...found to bear south-east-by-east. It is required to to determine the place of that headland, and the ship's distance from it at the last observation? Ans.... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 494 pages
...these two lines was 55° 40'. What then was the distance required ? Ans. 741 '2 yards. EXAM. xxti. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to...found to bear south-east-by-east. It is required to to determine the place ef that headland, and the ship's distance from it at the last observation ?... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 442 pages
...these two lines was 55° 40', What then was the distance required ? Ans. 74 1 '2 yards. EXAM. xxn. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to...bear east-by-south; and after sailing north-east 12 H}iles, it was found to bear south-east-by<-east. It is required te to determine the place &f that... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1816 - 610 pages
...between these two lines was 55° 40'. What then was the distance required ? Ans. 741-3 yards. EXAM. xxn. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to...bear east-by-south; and after sailing north-east 12 Tniles, it was found to bear south-east-by-east. It is required to to determine the pl.ice of that... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Arithmetic - 1818 - 646 pages
...between these two lines was 55° 40'. What was the distance required ? Ans. 74 1-2 yards. EXAM. xxii. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea. to...sailing north-east 12 miles, it was found to bear south-east-by-cast. lt is required to t» determine the place of that headland, and the ship's distance... | |
 | Robert Gibson - Surveying - 1821 - 594 pages
...is the distance between each ship and the fort ? . ^:; . < 2292.26 yards. ' ' " ns> ( 2298-05 Ex. 8. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to bear east by south ; and after sailing north-east 12 miles, it was found to bear southeast by east. It is... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...between these two lines was 55° 40'. What then was the distance required ? Ans. 741 -2 yards EXAM. xxu. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to bear east-by-south; and after sailing north-e;v>t 12 miles, it was found to bear south -east- by-east. It is required to determine the place... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1825 - 608 pages
...between these two lines was 55' 40'. What then was the distance required ? Ans. 741-2 yards. EXAM. xxn. A point of land was observed by a ship at sea, to bear east-by- south ; and after sailing north-east 12 miles, it was found to bear south-east-by-east. It... | |
 | Physics - 1828 - 524 pages
...sides opposite to A, B, and C, respectively; prove that sin (A— B) : sin C :: a?— l>* : c*. 97- A point of land was observed by a ship at sea to bear...the ship's distance from it at the last observation. 98. If the height of the mountain called the Peak of Tenerifie be 2J miles, and the angle taken at... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1831 - 632 pages
...between these two lines was 55° 40'. What was/ the distance required ? Ans. 741 -2 yards. EXAM. xxi. A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to...ship's distance from it at the last observation ? Ans. 26-0728 miles. EXAM. xxii. Wanting to know the distance between a house and a mill, which were seen... | |
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A point of land was observed, by a ship at sea, to bear east-by-south ; and after sailing north-east 12 miles, it was found to bear south-east-by-east. It is required to determine the place of that headland, and the ship's distance from it at the last... 
