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The area of Triangle ABC......a=7.8, b=10.4, c= (you have to figure c out)...
You do have the wrong triangle (we know by the values given we have a scalene triangle). It is not necessary to know, or to have a right triangle as part of the given information. It makes solving a bit more complicated, but not by much. It is possible to solve for C. Even if you only know for every right triangle A squared plus B squared = C squared you can still solve with two equations and two unknowns.After calculating, the height of the given triangle H = 6.24Max
No, you and Fred are correct. I went back and looked at the assumptions which i made. You are absolutely right, there isn't enough information to solve. Too bad, I love math too. Nevertheless, even if an angle were given, it would have been too easy to solve. We need something more challenging.Max
The point from the center of the circle to the point the tangent "hits" the earth......I'll round that to 25259 meters...
You da man Fred. Answer is ~50 km (50.49). See the attachment for the calulations.Max
all this sounds like mumbo jumbo to me.