A person is 200 yards from a river. Rather than walk directly to the river, the person walks along a straight
path to the river's edge at a 60° angle. How far must
the person walk to reach the river's edge?

60

Step-by-step explanation:We want to find

x

∘

:

A

d

j

a

c

e

n

t

o

f

x

=

200

=

a

H

y

p

o

t

e

n

u

s

e

=

400

=

h

We can use the

cos

function which is

a

h

→

cos

(

x

)

=

200

400

→

cos

(

x

)

=

1

2

→

x

=

cos

−

1

(

1

2

)

=

60

∘

We want to find

x

So,the acute angle is 60

Step-by-step explanation:

it should be a and d. lmk if i'm wrong xd