Find the Area of Triangle ABC with the Given Parts $128 ^ { \circ }$

question 72

Multiple Choice

Find the area of triangle ABC with the given parts. Round to the nearest tenth when necessary.
-Two ships leave a harbor together traveling on courses that have an angle of $128 ^ { \circ }$ between them. If they each travel 543 miles, how far apart are they (to the nearest mile) ?

• A) \(976 \mathrm { mi }\)
• B) \(42 \mathrm { mi }\)
• C) \(476 \mathrm { mi }\)
• D) \(1952 \mathrm { mi }\)

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