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geometry question on traingles

by dayakar.gprec Wed Jun 04, 2014 10:21 am

Two roads diverge at a point at an angle 60.Two persons starts from the meeting point and walk along the roads at 5km and 4km per hour for 3hrs.What is the distance between them after three hours?
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Re: geometry question on traingles

by tommywallach Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:13 pm

Is this from a test of some sort? What are the answer choices?

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Re: geometry question on traingles

by baily106 Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:47 am

Yes, could you please tell us how you would resolve this?
Thanks.
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Re: geometry question on traingles

by tommywallach Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:33 pm

This is insoluble. You know two sides, but only one angle. It's not a special triangle (i.e. 30-60-90).

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