document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141856>Question 141856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You and your friend’s tugboats are 120 ft apart, and you’re pulling the same barge. The length of the cable from your tugboat to the barge is 212 ft, and the length of your friend’s cable is 230 ft. What is the angle formed by your two cables? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by the law of cosines __ cos(x)=(212^2+230^2-120^2)/(2(212)(230))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cos(x)=.856 (approx.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=31.2° (approx.) </SPAN>\n" );
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