BERMUDA TREASURE EXPLORATION

For this project, you will follow the below storyline in order to find

 lost

 pirate treasure!

 This project will 

take from various parts of our class, so you can start working on it rather early, though you likely will not 

be able to complete it until the end of the semester.

 You may work with up to two partners on this 

assignment or you may work alone. Show 

ALL

 necessary work for each problem and be sure to box

 or 

circle

 your final answers.

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You are hired as the navigator aboard the 

Blacktide,

 a vessel piloted by som

e of the saltiest, scurvy 

scallywags you have ever met, but they pay well. Your mission is the sail into the Bermuda Triangle and 

recover the wreck of 

The Arabella

, the lost pirate ship of the notorious Captain Blood. The ship was 

rumored to have been carr

ying a fortune in stolen gold from the Dutch province of St. Martin before 

sinking near the center of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

Here is what you need to know about the Bermuda Triangle before going into this adventure: The 

Triangle itself is formed between three points: Miami, Florida (M), the island of Bermuda (B), and the 

capitol of Puerto Rico, San Juan (S). The 

island of 

Bermuda is roughly 1,035 miles

푁푁

57°

퐸퐸

 of Miami

, the 

city of 

San Juan is roughly 1,030 miles

푆푆

68°

퐸퐸

 of Miami, and the distance

 from San Juan to Bermuda is 

roughly 960 miles.

1.

As the 

Blacktide

 departs from its port in San Juan heading toward the center of the triangle, you 

decide to do some quick calculations for the dimensions of the Bermuda Triangle. Draw a 

picture of the triangle given the dimensions and bearings above, and determine all three angles 

inside of the Bermuda Triangle

. Round to the nearest whole angle for all three.