On a football field, the left and right tackles are lined up on the same yard line. A linebacker is 15 yards away from that yard line. The angles of the lines of sight of the tackles to the linebacker that are made with the yard line are shown in the diagram. Approximately how far apart are the left and right tackles?
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mathstudent55
1 year ago
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Answer:
D. 39.3 yd
Step-by-step explanation:
Left tackle:
tan 35° = 15/x
x = 15/tan 35°
x = 21.42
Right tackle:
tan 40° = 15/x
x = 15/tan 40°
x = 17.88
x + y = 39.3
Answer: D. 39.3 yd
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jmoises10010
10 months ago
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Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation: was it right?
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