SOLUTION: A baseball player bunts a ball down the first base line. It rolls 36 ft at an angle of 26� with the first base path. The pitcher mound is 60.5 ft from the home plate. How far must

Question 1047130: A baseball player bunts a ball down the first base line. It rolls 36 ft at an angle of 26� with the first base path. The pitcher mound is 60.5 ft from the home plate. How far must he travel to get the ball?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A baseball player bunts a ball down the first base line. It rolls 36 ft at an angle of 26� with the first base path. The pitcher mound is 60.5 ft from the home plate. How far must he travel to get the ball?
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Label home plate A, pitcher's mound C, and the ball at B.
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Angle CAB = 45 - 26 = 19 degs
AB = side c = 36
AC = side b = 60.5 feet
BC = side a, to find
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Use the Cosine Law:
a^2 = b^2 + c^2 - 2bc*cos(19)
Solve for a

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