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Lara’s radar on her submarine The text to subs nearby. The first sub is 360 M away, the second sub is 250 a.m., and the angle between them is 34° What is the distance between the other two subs?

Lara’s radar on her submarine The text to subs nearby. The first sub is 360 M away-example-1

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Answer:

The distance between the other 2 submarines is 207 meters

Explanation:

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Lara’s radar on her submarine The text to subs nearby. The first sub is 360 M away-example-1
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Answer:

207 m

Explanation:

The law of cosines can be used to solve such problems. It relates sides a, b, c and angle A as follows:

a^2 = b^2 + c^2 -2bc·cos(A)

Using b=250, c=360, and A=34°, we get

a^2 = 250^2 +360^2 -2·250·360·cos(34°)

a^2 ≈ 48,873.24

a ≈ 207.06

The distance between the other two subs is about 207 meters.

Lara’s radar on her submarine The text to subs nearby. The first sub is 360 M away-example-1
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