A ship travels 12 miles from Point A to Point B, makes a turn of 112, and travels 14 miles to Point C. If the ship travels directly from Point C back to Point A, how many miles will it travel on the last leg of the trip (from Point C to Point A)? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.

A. 18.8 miles
B. 21.6 miles
C. 23.4 miles
D. 16.2 miles

Question

A ship travels 12 miles from Point A to Point B, makes a turn of 112, and travels 14 miles to Point C. If the ship travels directly from Point C back to Point A, how many miles will it travel on the last leg of the trip (from Point C to Point A)? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.


 		A.	18.8 miles
 		B.	21.6 miles
 		C.	23.4 miles
 		D.	16.2 miles

phi · Answer

this sounds like you should use the Law of Cosines.
Do you know how ?

sabrinam1979 · Answer

kind of i just dont know how to set this one up to find it

phi · Answer

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