Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - The Law of Cosines - Exercise Set - Page 730: 11

Answer

$a\approx6.3, B\approx51^\circ, C\approx27^\circ$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the given conditions, using the Law of Cosines, we have $a^2=b^2+c^2-2bc\ cosA$, we have $a^2=(5)^2+(3)^2-2(5)(3)cos(102^\circ)\approx 40.24$, thus $c=\sqrt {40.24}\approx 6.3$ Step 2. Using the Law of Sines, we have $\frac{SinB}{b}=\frac{SinA}{a}$, $SinB=\frac{5}{6.3}sin(102^\circ)\approx 0.7763$, thus $B=sin^{-1}(0.7763)\approx51^\circ$ Step 3. We can find the angle as $C=180^\circ-102^\circ-51^\circ=27^\circ$ Step 4. We solved the triangle with $a\approx6.3, B\approx51^\circ, C\approx27^\circ$
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