A quarterback looks downfield at a receiver who is 14 yards away. The receiver is covered, so the quarterback turns 30° to his right and sees another receiver who is 19 yards away. To the nearest tenth of a yard, how far apart are the two receivers?
A. 9.8 yds
B.10.5 yds
c.45.5 yds
D.104.5 yds

Question

A quarterback looks downfield at a receiver who is 14 yards away. The receiver is covered, so the quarterback turns 30° to his right and sees another receiver who is 19 yards away. To the nearest tenth of a yard, how far apart are the two receivers?
 A. 9.8 yds
 B.10.5 yds
 c.45.5 yds
 D.104.5 yds

Vocaloid · Answer

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Vocaloid · Answer

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you have two sides and the angle in between so law of cosines is most appropriate to solve for the side between R1 and R2