Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 9781285195698
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-569-8

Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - The Cosine Ratio and Applications - Exercises - Page 504: 36

Answer

962 feet

Work Step by Step

We use trigonometry to find the distance: $ sin12^{\circ}=\frac{200}{d} \\ d = \frac{200}{sin12^{\circ}} = 962 ft$
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