SOLUTION: Kim throws a boccie ball 25 yards ahead, then turns 15 degrees and throws another boccie ball 25 yards straight ahead. How far apart, to the nearest yard, will the two balls land?

Question 285435: Kim throws a boccie ball 25 yards ahead, then turns 15 degrees and throws another boccie ball 25 yards straight ahead. How far apart, to the nearest yard, will the two balls land?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Kim throws a boccie ball 25 yards ahead, then turns 15 degrees and throws another boccie ball 25 yards straight ahead. How far apart, to the nearest yard, will the two balls land?
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The origin and the 2 balls form an isosceles triangle. Dropping an altitude from the origin to the side between the two balls gives 2 right triangles with a hypotenuse of 25 yards and an angle at the origin of 7.5 degrees.
1/2 the distance = 25*sin(7.5) =~ 3.263 yards
The distance is 2x that, =~ 6.526 yards

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