4.
Big Idea 2: (on the back)
Law of Sines/Law of Cosines/Ambiguous Triangle
Mary was on a hike at Daley Ranch in Escondido. She wanted to hike from the Ranger Station to her favorite picnic spot, but she saw a mountain lion on the path she wanted to take. To avoid the mountain lion, Mary took an alternate route through a meadow. The picture below shows the longer path that Mary took and the mountain lion that was on the direct path. How much further did Mary have to hike than if she had been able to hike directly from the Ranger Station to her picnic spot?
Round only your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
*Mary's direct route would
Ranger Station
Meadow
be 3.5 miles. Remember, Mary had to walk around
32°
50°
and through the meadow.
3.5 mi.
Picnic spot