The figure shows five locations in a city. The road that connects the playground and the pharmacy is parallel to the road that connects the school with the ice-cream shop, as shown.

What is the distance between the town hall and the ice-cream shop? (5 points)
10 miles
11 miles
12 miles
14 miles

Question

The figure shows five locations in a city. The road that connects the playground and the pharmacy is parallel to the road that connects the school with the ice-cream shop, as shown. 



What is the distance between the town hall and the ice-cream shop?  (5 points)
10 miles
11 miles
12 miles
14 miles

anonymous · Answer

This is the picture i am given can anyone help me please

anonymous · Answer

1. Find the triangle's angle at Town Hall using the distances from Town Hall to the Playground and Town Hall to the Pharmacy.
2. Find the distance from Town Hall to the Ice Cream Shop using the angle from (1) and the hypotenuse of the large triangle.

anonymous · Answer

Im sorry i do not know how to do this can you explain it any simpler?

anonymous · Answer

Do you know how to use sine, cosine, and tangent?

anonymous · Answer

no im sorry i do not

anonymous · Answer

Okay.  I'm afraid I don't know how to do it in a simpler way.  There might be mathematical rules of parallel lines and so on that you could use, but I haven't used those in so long that I wouldn't remember how.  Good luck!