Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 13 - Section 13.4 - Solving Right Triangles - Exercise - Page 460: 24

Answer

$A=27.90^{\circ}$. $B=62.1^{\circ}$. $b=27.57\;mi$.

Work Step by Step

The given values are $a=14.6\;mi$ $c=31.2\;mi$. By using trigonometric ratios. $\frac{a}{c}=\sin{A}$ Isolate $A$. $A=\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{a}{c} \right )$ Plug all values. $A=\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{14.6\;mi}{31.2\;mi} \right )$ By using degree calculator simplify. $A=27.90^{\circ}$ (rounded value). In a right angle triangle sum of other two angles is $90^{\circ}$. $A+B=90^{\circ}$ Isolate $B$. $B=90^{\circ}-A$ Plug value of $A$. $B=90^{\circ}-27.90^{\circ}$ Simplify. $B=62.1^{\circ}$. By using Pythagorean theorem. $b=\sqrt{c^2-a^2}$ Plug all values. $b=\sqrt{(31.2\;mi)^2-(14.6\;mi)^2}$ Simplify. $b=\sqrt{973.44\;mi^2-213.16\;mi^2}$ $b=\sqrt{(760.28\;mi^2)}$ $b=27.57\;mi$.
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