Question

Plane 1 is 176.27 miles away, and plane 2 is 222.34 miles away. The angle formed with the tracking station is 38.59°. What is
the distance between the planes?

Answer 1

what are the answers

Answer 2

138.705

Answer 3

somehow I got 176.72 :(

Answer 4

@playgames1122

Answer 5

medal to whoever explains this problem to me

Answer 6

law of cosines

draw it and see.

Answer 7

Do you have notes on using the Law of Cosines?
Here is a short video that shows how to use it
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/trigonometry/less-basic-trigonometry/law-sines-cosines/v/law-of-cosines-example

Answer 8

I did that @surjithayer and got 176.72, is that correct?

Answer 9

Nevermind, I miscalculated the numbers. lol Im sorry, thank you! you helped me figure out why I was wrong.