document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205115>Question 205115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cyclists leave the corner of State Street and Main Street simultaneously.  State Street and Main Street are not at right angles;  the cyclists' paths have an angle of  45o  between them.  How far apart are the cyclists after they each travel 7 miles?  Hint:  Use the Law of Cosines\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you explain how the law of cosines works and how it would apply to this problem? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you explain how the law of cosines works and how it would apply to this problem? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/lcos.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = 7^2 + 7^2 - 2*7*7*cos(45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 98 - 98sqrt(2)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 98-49sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 =~ 98 - 69.296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 =~ 28.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c =~ 5.358 </SPAN>\n" );
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