Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - Quiz - Page 773: 9

Answer

$25.24983\ mi$

Work Step by Step

Use the given figure and the Law of Cosines, we have $BC=\sqrt {(AB)^2+(AC)^2-2(AB)(AC)cosA}=\sqrt {(22.47928)^2+(28.14276)^2-2(22.47928)(28.14276)cos58.56989^\circ}\approx25.24983\ mi$
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