A quarterback looks downfield at a receiver who is 14 yards away. The receiver is covered, so the quarterback turns 30° to his right and sees another receiver who is 19 yards away. To the nearest tenth of a yard, how far apart are the two receivers?

A. 9.8 yds

B. 10.5 yds

C. 45.5 yds

D. 104.5 yds

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Carley Hunter

14 April, 11:49

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Louis Barron · Answer 1

Use the law of cosines:

Distance = square root (14^2 + 19^2 - 2 (14) (19) x cos (30)

Distance = 9.8 yards.

The answer is A.

Randall Wong · Answer 2

Randall Wong 14 April, 12:45

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Your answer is going to be C

A quarterback looks downfield at a receiver who is 14 yards away. The receiver is covered, so the quarterback turns 30° to his right and sees another receiver who is 19 yards away. To the nearest tenth of a yard, how far apart are the two receivers?A. 9.8 ydsB. 10.5 ydsC. 45.5 ydsD. 104.5 yds