document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050555>Question 1050555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adam, Betty, and Charlie are standing on a field.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From Adam’s point of view, the angle between Betty and Charlie is 28°.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From Charlie’s point of view, the angle between Betty and Adam is 48°.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adam and Charlie are 15.5 metres apart. How far is Adam standing from Betty? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From Adam’s point of view, the angle between Betty and Charlie is 28°.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From Charlie’s point of view, the angle between Betty and Adam is 48°.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adam and Charlie are 15.5 metres apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How far is Adam standing from Betty?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw this triangle, ABC, label the sides opposite each angle a,b,c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 28 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 48 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 - 28 - 48 = 104 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side b = 15.5 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side c = the dist between A & B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the law of sines<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fsin%28C%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fsin%28C%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Fsin%28B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Fsin%28B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the given values<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fsin%2848%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fsin%2848%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15.5%2Fsin%28104%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15.5%2Fsin%28104%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2F.743 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2F.743\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15.5%2F.970 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15.5%2F.970\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".970c = 15.5 * .743<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".970c = ll.512<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11.512%2F.970 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11.512%2F.970\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 11.87 m from A to B <BR>\n" );
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