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- point a is the top of mount everest which is approximately3964 miles away from the center of the earth. point b is on top of a mountain in china that is 3960 miles away from the center of the earth. using the lines of latitude, there is a 14.9º angle between the two from the center of the earth. how far is the actual distance from one mountain top to the other?
-- 1027 miles
--1923 miles
--2042 miles
-- 5603 miles

1027 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the Law of Cosines, the distance "c" between the mountains can be found from ...

c^2 = a^2 + b^2 -2ab·cos(C)

= 3964^2 +3960^2 -2·3964·3960·cos(14.9°)

≈ 1,055,634.95

So, the distance is about

c ≈ √1055634.95 ≈ 1027.44

The straight-line distance (partially through the Earth) from one mountaintop to the other is about 1027 miles.

the answer is b.

step-by-step explanation:

by the trigonometric ratio tangent, tangent equals opposite divided by adjacent.

therefore, tan(50) equals ac/3

multiply each side by 3 to get: ac=3tan(50)

the answer is b.

i dont have an answer

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