Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - The Law of Cosines - Exercise Set - Page 729: 3

Answer

$c=7.6,A=52^\circ,B=32^\circ$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the given conditions, using the Law of Cosines, we have $c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab\ cosC=(6)^2+(4)^2-2(6)(4)cos(96^\circ)\approx57.02$, thus $c\approx\sqrt {57.02}\approx7.6$ Step 2. To find the unknown angles, using the Law of Sines, we have $\frac{SinB}{b}=\frac{SinC}{c}$, $SinB=\frac{4}{7.6}sin(96^\circ)\approx0.5268$, thus $B=sin^{-1}(0.5268)\approx32^\circ$ Step 3. We can find the angle as $A=180^\circ-96^\circ-32^\circ=52^\circ$ Step 4. We solved the triangle with $c=7.6,A=52^\circ,B=32^\circ$
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