SOLUTION: Alex and Shannon went out in two separate boats to place markers for a boat race. Their paths formed an angle of 85. Alex rowed at 15 m/h and Shannon rowed at 20 m/h to place t
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Question 1160254: Alex and Shannon went out in two separate boats to place markers for a boat race. Their paths formed an angle of 85. Alex rowed at 15 m/h and Shannon rowed at 20 m/h to place their markers. How far apart are the markers if they rowed for 2 hours?
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Use the Law of Cosines
You can do your own arithmetic
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John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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