Question

Suppose on your drive to vegas you see an object in the far distance. You stick your handout and point at it, and keep your arm fixed and frozen. Suppose 5 miles later you pass the object at a perpendicular distance to the road, then another 5 miles later you stick out your other arm and point at the object (with your unfrozen arm). Suppose now you observe the angle you have created with your arms to be 25o . How far is the object from the road?

Answer 1

Answer:

The fastest, shortest route is 327 miles from downtown San Diego to the center of the Las Vegas Strip.

Without much traffic, it would take you roughly 4 hours and 45 minutes to get there.