Carmen and Milan are standing on a riverbank, 220 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Milan to a house located across the river at point C. Carmen measures angle A (angle BAC) to be 55, and Milan measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 68. What is the distance from Milan to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter. 220 m 55 0meters Submit Assignment Save For Later

Carmen and Milan are standing on a riverbank, 220 meters apart, at points A and B respectively. (See the figure below.) They want to know the distance from Milan to a house located across the river at point C. Carmen measures angle A (angle BAC) to be 55, and Milan measures angle B (angle ABC) to be 68. What is the distance from Milan to the house? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter. 220 m 55 0meters Submit Assignment Save For Later

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter5: Trigonometric Functions: Right Triangle Approach

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