Question

Use Law of Cosines to solve for this problem. Round your answer to the nearest TENTH.

Answer 1

We can find the distance from the basket to malachi (BC) using the law of cosines. Therefore:

$\begin{gathered} BC=\sqrt{AB^2+AC^2-2(AB)(AC)cos(A)} \\ BC=\sqrt{24^2+26^2-2(24)(26)cos(34)} \\ BC\approx14.7ft \end{gathered}$

Answer:

The distance between the basket and Malachi is 14.7 ft