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Who is farthest from the school

Who is farthest from the school-example-1

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Using the law of cosines:

The grocery store to the school:

Distance = √(7^2 + 10^2 - 2*7*10*cos(100)

Distance = 13.16 miles


The movie store to the school:

Distance = √(7^2 + 10^2 - 2*7*10*cos(120)

Distance = 14.80 miles


The friend is further away.

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