document.write( "Question 1026869: 1)While crossing the Atlantic, sailors spot two mermaids 120° apart on each end of an island that is 6 miles away. How far apart are the mermaids around the outer edge of the island to the nearest tenth of a mile?
\n" ); document.write( "a)12.6 miles
\n" ); document.write( "b)3.1 miles
\n" ); document.write( "c)7.2 miles
\n" ); document.write( "d)20.2 miles\r
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While crossing the Atlantic, sailors spot two mermaids 120° apart on each end of an island that is 6 miles away. How far apart are the mermaids around the outer edge of the island to the nearest tenth of a mile?
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\n" ); document.write( "Sketch the figure.
\n" ); document.write( "You have an isosceles triangle with altitude = 6 miles
\n" ); document.write( "and vertex angle = 120 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "There are 2 60 degree angles at the vertex
\n" ); document.write( "There are 2 right triangles.
\n" ); document.write( "Find the side opposite one of the 60 degree angles::
\n" ); document.write( "tan(60) = base/6
\n" ); document.write( "base = 6*tan(60) = 6*sqrt(3)
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\n" ); document.write( "Ans: distance = 2(6*sqrt(3)) miles
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a)12.6 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "c)7.2 miles
\n" ); document.write( "d)20.2 miles
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