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Brock Lesnar is standing next to his time machiner when he spots a pterodactyl soaring through the air. Brock Lesnar wants that pterodactyl for his trophy room. So he sets up his range finder and finds that the direct distance from the gun to the pterodactyl is 1000 yds. His angle of elevation to the pterodactyl is 17 degrees if Brock Lesnar his the pterodactyl. How far will he have to drag the dead pterodactyl along the ground to get it back to this time machine.

a. 1046 yds
b. 306 yds
c. 956 yds
d. 400 yds
e. 292 yds

User Fenil
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Explanation:

➡cos17=x/1000

  • using cross multiplication

➡x=1000×cos17

➡x=956yards

User TMcManemy
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Answer:

  • C. 956 yds

Explanation:

Use cosine to solve this:

  • cos 17° = x / 1000
  • x = 1000 cos 17°
  • x = 956 yds

Correct choice is C

User Estin Chin
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