Which player has a greater angle to make a shot on goal, if the goal is 24 feet wide?
Answer to Problem 31E
Player two
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Soccer: A soccer player is standing 35 feet from one post of the goal and 40 feet from the other post. Another soccer player is standing 30 feet from one post of the same goal and 20 feet from the other post.
Calculation:
Draw the image. In this diagram player one is purple and player two is red.
Use the law of cosines formula with the angle isolated to find the angles of each player.
Simplify and solve for the angle of player 1.
Do the same for the player two.
Simplify and solve for the angle of player 2.
Thus, player 2 has the greater angle, so the player 2 has the better shot.
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