Law of Sines Applications

Amanda and Jamie are standing 25 feet apart and spot a bird in the sky between them.  The angle of elevation from Amanda to the bird is 55, and from Jamie to the bird is 63.  How far away is the bird from Amanda?

• 25.23
• 23.19
• 22.15
• 20.85

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Two stakes are holding a small blimp in place. Stake A measures an angle of elevation of 49^o and Stake B measures an angle of elevation of 58^o. If the string attached to Stake A has a length of 148 feet, what is the length of the string attached to Stake B?

• 152.7 feet

• 166.3 feet

• 157.3 feet

• 131.7 feet

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Emma and Alyssa are 20 miles apart and spot a UFO in the sky between them. The angle of elevation from Emma to the UFO is 15^o, and from Alyssa to the UFO is 35^o (see diagram). How far away is the UFO from Emma?

• 6.76 mi

• 12.36 mi

• 14.98 mi

• 17.59 mi

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Mr. Creole must find the distance from Point A to Point B on opposite sides of a lake. He locates Point C that is 4.15 miles from point A and 5.33 miles from Point B. He measures the angle ACB to be 37^o. Find the distance from point A to point B.

• 3.72 miles

• 6.18 miles

• 10.30 miles

• 3.21 miles

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A GPS satellite measures the distances to two buildings to be 370 km and 350 km, and the angle between them to be 2.1^o (see diagram). How far apart are the two buildings?

• 17.90 km

• 30.32 km

• 15.61 km

• 23.96 km

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Which of the following formulas shows the Law of Cosines?

• c² = a² + b² - 4ac + cosA
• c² = a² - b² - 2abcosC
• c² = a² + b² - 2abcosC
• (cos A)/a = (cos B)/b

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Identify the Law of Sines

• Sin²x + Cos²x =1
• Sin(A)/a = Sin(B)/b = Sin(C)/c
• Sin(A)Sin(B)Sin(C) = 1
• Soh-Cah-Toa

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Parker must find the distance from Point A to Point B on opposite sides of a lake.  He locates Point C that is 860 feet from point A and 175 feet from Point B.  He measures the angle at Point C to be 78 degrees.  Find the distance from point A to point B.

• 707643.58
• 841.22
• 877.62
• 842.01

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Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines
• Law of Cosines
• Law of the Jungle
• Law of Gravity

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