document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129902>Question 1129902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this math word problem!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A pet's collar contains a transmitter that is helping its owners find the lost animal. From positions 250 m apart, the searchers can detect the transmitter at angles 87 and 53 from the straight line between the searchers. How far is each searcher from the lost pet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I drew out the triangle but I can't seem to find out if it's correct. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks for any help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #746583 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=746583\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you would use the law of sines to find the answer to this question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first draw a straight line between the searchers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that line is 250 meters long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let one end of this straight line be point A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the other end of this straight line be point C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "draw an angle of 87 degrees from point A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "draw an angle of 53 degrees from point B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the lines will intersect at point C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that point is where the cat is.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your triangle is ACB, where point A is the location of one of the searchers and point C is the location of the cat and point B is the location of the other searcher.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle A is 87 degrees, angle C is 40 degrees, angle B is 53 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of the angles is 180 degrees, as it should be.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of side AB is 250 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from there, you can use the law of sines to find the length of the other sides of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the side that is 250 meters long (AB) is called side c because it is opposite angle C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the side opposite angle A is called side a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the side opposite angle B is called side b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my diagram is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "once you've drawn your diagram, then use the law of sines to find the length of the other two sides of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "law of sines says a / sin(A) = b / sin(B) = c / sin(C).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i truncated the answers to 5 decimal places in the diagram.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this allows you to round to 2 or 4 decimal places if required.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answered displayed in the calculator are.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 388.3979404<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 310.614073\r<BR>\n" );
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