Amarillo, Tx is 555 miles due east of Flagstaff, AZ. The bearing from Amarillo to Omaha, NE is N 32 degrees east and the bearing from Flagstaff is Omaha is N 62 degress East. What is the distance from Flagstaff to Omaha.

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Amarillo, Tx is 555 miles due east of Flagstaff, AZ. The bearing from Amarillo to Omaha, NE is N 32 degrees east and the bearing from Flagstaff is Omaha is N 62 degress East. What is the distance from Flagstaff to Omaha. 

Two sides of a triangular garden measure 6.8 yards and 13.1 yards. If
the angle formed between these two sides measures 127°, find the
perimeter of the garden.
Law of Sines
and Cosines
Applications
Amarillo, TX is 555 miles due east of Flagstaff, AZ. The bearing from
Amarillo to Omaha, NE is N 32°E and the bearing from Flagstaff to
Omaha is N 62° E. Find the distance from Flagstaff to Omaha.
Sarah measures a 34° angle of elevation to the top of mountain.
After moving 100 yards closer to the mountain, Sarah measures a
new angle of elevation at 64°. If Sarah's eyes are 1.7 yards off the
ground, find the height of the mountain.
Transcribed Image Text:Two sides of a triangular garden measure 6.8 yards and 13.1 yards. If the angle formed between these two sides measures 127°, find the perimeter of the garden. Law of Sines and Cosines Applications Amarillo, TX is 555 miles due east of Flagstaff, AZ. The bearing from Amarillo to Omaha, NE is N 32°E and the bearing from Flagstaff to Omaha is N 62° E. Find the distance from Flagstaff to Omaha. Sarah measures a 34° angle of elevation to the top of mountain. After moving 100 yards closer to the mountain, Sarah measures a new angle of elevation at 64°. If Sarah's eyes are 1.7 yards off the ground, find the height of the mountain.
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