hi! i need help with this question asap (to be solved and drawn out) i know that it is using law of cosines but need more help on how to apply it:) thank you! - There is secret treasure hidden in the woods. Kevin and Randall are both on a secret treasure hunt on a mission to find it and if they follow their clues carefully, they will cross paths and find the treasure. After finding 3 clues, they end up facing each other 10 meters apart. Kevin finds a clue that says to turn a little towards the north and to walk 55 meters to find the treasure. Randall finds a clue that says to walk 60 meters to find the treasure. How many degrees should Randall turn towards the north?

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To find the angle θ using the cosine law, proceed as shown below

[tex]\begin{gathered} c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab\cos \theta \\ c\to\text{opposite side to }\theta \end{gathered}[/tex]

Solving the equation for θ

[tex]\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow c^2-a^2-b^2=-2ab\cos \theta \\ \Rightarrow\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab}=\cos \theta \\ \Rightarrow\theta=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab}) \end{gathered}[/tex]

In our case,

[tex]c=55,a=60,b=10[/tex]

Thus,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow\theta=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{675}{1200})=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{9}{16})=55.77dgr \\ \Rightarrow\theta=55.77\text{dgr} \end{gathered}[/tex]

The answer is 55.77°

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