1. Section 9.1
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Use the Law of Cosines.
No, she will not be able to.
If we label the swimming distance x, we get the following diagram.
With the given information, we can use the Law of Cosines to calculate x.
Substitute values
Calculate power
Multiply
Add and subtract terms
sqrt(LHS)=sqrt(RHS)
x > 0
Round to 2 decimal place(s)
No, Yee Ping will not be able to swim between the points.