To find the distance from the house at A to the house at B, a surveyor measures the angle ACB, which is found to be 70°, and then walks off the distance to each house, 50 feet and 60 feet, respectively. How far apart are the houses? 60 ft 50 ft 70 The houses are O feet apart. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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To find the distance from the house at A to the house at B, a surveyor measures the angle ACB, which is found to
be 70°, and then walks off the distance to each house, 50 feet and 60 feet, respectively. How far apart are the
houses?
60 ft
50 ft
70°
The houses are feet apart.
(Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:To find the distance from the house at A to the house at B, a surveyor measures the angle ACB, which is found to be 70°, and then walks off the distance to each house, 50 feet and 60 feet, respectively. How far apart are the houses? 60 ft 50 ft 70° The houses are feet apart. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
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