Solve the Problem $6.3$ Seconds And $5.2$ Seconds After They Are Blown and the Angle Between His

question 301

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Two factories blow their whistles at exactly the same time. If a man hears the two blasts exactly $6.3$ seconds and $5.2$ seconds after they are blown and the angle between his lines of sight to the two factories is $62.6 ^ { \circ }$ , how far apart are the factories? Give your result to the nearest meter. (Use the fact that sound travels at $344 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { sec }$ )

• A) 2472 meters
• B) 3111 meters
• C) 2080 meters
• D) 3386 meters

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