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A pirate boat sails from port A on a bearing of 050° at a speed of 112km/h, for 2½ hours to port B. From port...

A pirate boat sails from port A on a bearing of 050° at a speed of 112km/h, for 2½ hours to port B. From port B it changes its course and travelled on a bearing of 170° at a speed of 75km/h for 2 2/3 hours toward part C. From C it travelled to port D. D is on a bearing of 130° and 160km from A.
a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 40km, Draw a diagram showing the positions of the ports A, B, C and D.
b) Use your drawing to find.
i) The distance CD
ii) The bearing of C from D
c) A marine police patrol leaves port A to intercept the pirate boat at M as it moves from B to C in the shortest time possible.
i) How far from A will the two boats meet at M.
ii) If the boats meets after 2 hours, what is the speed of the marine police boat.

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