Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - The Law of Cosines - Exercise Set - Page 729: 1

Answer

$a=6.0,B=29^\circ,C=105^\circ$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the given conditions, using the Law of Cosines, we have $a^2=b^2+c^2-2bc\ cosA=(4)^2+(8)^2-2(4)(8)cos(46)\approx35.54$, thus $a\approx\sqrt {35.54}\approx6.0$ Step 2. To find the unknown angles, using the Law of Sines, we have $\frac{SinB}{b}=\frac{SinA}{a}$, $SinB=\frac{4}{6}sin(46)\approx0.4827$, thus $B=sin^{-1}(0.4827)\approx29^\circ$ Step 3. We can find the angle as $C=180^\circ-46^\circ-29^\circ=105^\circ$ Step 4. We solved the triangle with $a=6.0,B=29^\circ,C=105^\circ$
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