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Points A and B are on opposite sides of a lake. A point C is 81.3 meters from A. The measure of angle BAC is 78.33°, and the measure of angle ACB is determined to be 34.167°. Find the distance between points A and B (to the nearest meter).A. 25 mB. 49 mC. 35 mD. 54 m

Points A and B are on opposite sides of a lake. A point C is 81.3 meters from A. The-example-1
User Jibran K
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Answer:

B. 49m

Step-by-step explanation:

To find AB, we will use the sin rule. According to sine rule;


\frac{AB}{\sin<strong>First, we need to get m78.33 + 34.167 + m112.497 + mmm<strong>Substitute into the formula:</strong><strong></strong>[tex](AB)/(\sin34.167)=(81.3)/(\sin 67.503)Cross multiply
\begin{gathered} AB\sin 67.503\text{ = 81.3sin34.167} \\ 0.9239AB=45.66 \\ AB=(45.66)/(0.9239) \\ AB=49.42m \end{gathered}Hence the distance between points A and B to the nearest meter is 49m
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