To determine the distance between two points A and B, a surveyor chooses a point C that is 295 yards from A and 225 yards from B. If ∠BAC has a measure of 49.5°, approximate the distance between A and B. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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imstuck · Answer

You need the Law of Sines here.  Do you know it?

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ a }{\sin A }+\frac{ b }{ \sin B }=  \frac{ c }{ \sin C}$$

imstuck · Answer

Well, it does not have a + sign in there.  Only = signs between all of them.

imstuck · Answer

You're combining the Law of Sines with Pythagorean's theorem, I think.

imstuck · Answer

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imstuck · Answer

Can you find the measure of the angle using the Law of Sines?