SOLUTION: To determine the distance between two points A and B, a surveyor chooses a point C that is 355 yards from A and 445 yards from B. If ∠BAC has measure 49°30', approximate the
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Question 1030747: To determine the distance between two points A and B, a surveyor chooses a point C that is 355 yards from A and 445 yards from B. If ∠BAC has measure 49°30', approximate the distance between A and B. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
_____yd Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
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Using Cosine Rule:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2abCosC
c^2 = 445^2 + 355^2 - 2 x 445 x 355 x Cos(49.5)
c^2 = 96234.84
c = √96234.84
AB = 310.22 yards (2 decimal places)
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