The farmer

The farmer sees the back fence of the land, which is 50 m long at a viewing angle of 30 degrees. It is 92 m away from one end of the fence. How far is it from the other end of the fence?

Correct answer:

c1 =  99.2703 m
c2 =  60.0784 m

Step-by-step explanation:

a=50 m α=30  b=92 m  a2 = b2+c22 b c cos α  k=2 b cosα=2 b cos30° =2 92 cos30° =2 92 0.866025=159.34867 m  a2=b2+c2k c  502=922+c2159.34867429634 c c2+159.349c5964=0 c2159.349c+5964=0  p=1;q=159.349;r=5964 D=q24pr=159.3492415964=1536.0000000009 D>0  c1,2=2pq±D=2159.35±1536 c1,2=79.674337±19.595918 c1=99.27025509=99.2703 m c2=60.078419206

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