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Help?!??? What is the distance!
Trig. Ch.7.1

Help?!??? What is the distance! Trig. Ch.7.1-example-1
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Answer:

100 m

Explanation:

One side between two angles is given, so we need to find the third angle. The sum of angles in a triangle is 180°, so the third angle is ...

A = 180° -110°20' -13°20' = 56°20'

The law of sines can be used to find the length of side AB:

AB/sin(C) = BC/sin(A)

AB = BC·sin(C)/sin(A) . . . . multiply by sin(C)

AB = (360 m)sin(13°20')/sin(56°20') ≈ 99.75253 m

The distance AB across the river is about 100 m.

Help?!??? What is the distance! Trig. Ch.7.1-example-1
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