Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 756: 9

Answer

The two trains are 147.9 miles apart.

Work Step by Step

The first train traveled 100 miles in 2 hours; the second train traveled 80 miles in 2 hours. Now, to find the distance between the trains, use the cosine formula, that is, $\begin{align} & {{c}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}-2ab\,\cos \,C \\ & {{c}^{2}}={{100}^{2}}+{{80}^{2}}-2\left( 100 \right)\left( 80 \right)\cos \,110{}^\circ \\ & {{c}^{2}}=21,872.32229 \\ & c=147.9 \end{align}$ Here, $c=147.9$ is the distance between two trains.
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