Question

An archaeological site is to be made accessible for viewing by the public. To do this, archaeologists built two straight paths from point A to point B and from point B to point C as shown in the following diagram. The length of path AB is 185 m, the length of path BC is 250 m, and angle B is 125°, diagram not to scale Archaeological Site a. Find the length of AC​

Answer 1

387 km

Explanation:

The length of AC, b can be obtained using the cosine rule ; using the cosine relation:

b² = a² + c² - 2ac CosB

b² = 250² + 185² - 2(250*185) Cos125

b² = 62500 + 34225 - 92500 * −0.573576

b² = 96725 + 53055.820

b² = 149780.82

b = sqrt(149780.82)

b = 387.01527

b = 387 km (nearest whole number)