SOLUTION: Bill and Laura are standing on a riverbank, 250 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Laura to a house located a

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Question 1181380: Bill and Laura are standing on a riverbank, 250 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Laura to a house located across the river at point C. Bill measures angle A (angle BAC) be 53, and Laura measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 71 degrees What is the distance from Laura to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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The angles are given in the diagram

BC/sin 53 = 250/sin 56
BC = 250 * sin 53 /sin 56
=240.8 m
the distance from Laura to the house =240.8 m