SOLUTION: Two cross-country skiers come to a fork on the road. They then split up one to each separate straight path. The angle at the fork is 83 degrees. One skies at a speed of 100 m/minut

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Question 1171216: Two cross-country skiers come to a fork on the road. They then split up one to each separate straight path. The angle at the fork is 83 degrees. One skies at a speed of 100 m/minute. The other skies at a speed of 120 m/min. How far apart are they after 30 minutes?
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculate the distance traveled by each skier.

Then apply the Cosine Law.