document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047130>Question 1047130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball player bunts a ball down the first base line. It rolls 36 ft at an angle of 26º 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Label home plate A, pitcher's mound C, and the ball at B.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle CAB = 45 - 26 = 19 degs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AB = side c = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AC = side b = 60.5 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BC = side a, to find<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Cosine Law:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 = b^2 + c^2 - 2bc*cos(19)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for a\r<BR>\n" );
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