Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Special Right Triangles - Exercises - Page 248: 26

Answer

They will be about 10.4 miles apart.

Work Step by Step

Mara's distance=12$\times$$\frac{1}{2}$ Mara's distance=6 miles GT=Mara's Distance $\times$$\sqrt 3$ GT=6$\sqrt 3$ GT$\approx$10.4
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