Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 9781285195698
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-569-8

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - The Sine Ratio and Applications - Exercises - Page 497: 31

Answer

$128.0$ ft

Work Step by Step

Let $d$ the distance between the automobile and the person. $\sin23^{\circ}=\frac{50}{d}$ $d=\frac{50}{\sin23^{\circ}}$ $d\approx128.0$
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