A hot-air balloon is held at a constant altitude by two ropes that are anchored to the ground. One rope is 139 feet long and makes an angle of 64° with the ground. The other rope is 127 feet long. What is the distance between the points on the ground at which the two ropes are anchored (just give one of the answers rounded to the nearest whole number)?

A hot-air balloon is held at a constant altitude by two ropes that are anchored to the ground. One rope is 139 feet long and makes an angle of 64° with the ground. The other rope is 127 feet long. What is the distance between the points on the ground at which the two ropes are anchored (just give one of the answers rounded to the nearest whole number)?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter7: Triangles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1GP

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