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Hello! Please help :((

Find the distance from point B to point C. Enter as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth. А 61° 5.7 mi B С BC = [?] mi Enter​

Hello! Please help :(( Find the distance from point B to point C. Enter as a decimal-example-1
User Vgunnu
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the answer is 10.3, i already rounded it.

User Syed Tayyab Ali
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Answer:

BC = 10.28 ≈ 10.3 mi to the nearest tenth

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the trigonometry rules; SOH CAH TOA,

TOA would be more suitable in this question.

Tan ∅ = Opposite / Adjacent

Tan 61 = BC / AB

1.8040 = BC / 5.7

BC = 5.7 * 1.8040

BC = 10.28 ≈ 10.3 mi

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