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To find the distance between two radar installations a UFO calculates the distance to installation A to be 119 mi, the distance to installation C to be a = 77 mi, and the angle between them 6 = 34.6°. Find the distance between the installations.

To Find The Distance Between Two Radar Installations A UFO Calculates The Distance To Installation A To Be 119 Mi The Distance To Installation C To Be A 77 Mi A class=

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Distance to A= 119mi

Disy¿tance to C=77mi

angle=34.6°

We have to find h, the angle that curts h will be half of 34.6, is a bisector

Using trigonometric to find h:

[tex]Cos(\theta)=\frac{c.a}{119mi}=\frac{h}{119mi}[/tex]

Isolating h:

[tex]\begin{gathered} cos(\frac{34.6}{2})*119mi=h \\ \\ h=113.61 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Using the Pythagorean theorem we calculate x:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 119^2=h^2+x^2 \\ x=\sqrt[\placeholder{⬚}]{119^2-h^2}=\sqrt[\placeholder{⬚}]{119^2-113.6^2}=35.4 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Now, we will use tan function:

[tex]\begin{gathered} tan\theta=\frac{b-x}{h} \\ \\ h*tan\theta=b-x \\ \\ b=h*tan\theta+x=113.61*tan(\frac{34.6}{2})+35.4=70.78 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The answer is: 70.78 mi.

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