Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 6 - Test - Page 800: 2

Answer

The value of $ c $ to the nearest tenth is $6.2$.

Work Step by Step

Using the Law of Cosines, we get, ${{c}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}-2ab\cos C $ Substitute the values $ C=68{}^\circ,a=5,b=6$ ; So, $\begin{align} & {{c}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}-2ab\cos C \\ & {{c}^{2}}={{5}^{2}}+{{6}^{2}}-2\left( 5 \right)\left( 6 \right)\cos 68{}^\circ \\ & =61-60\cos 68{}^\circ \\ & =38.52 \end{align}$ Further, $\begin{align} & c=\sqrt{38.52} \\ & \approx 6.2 \end{align}$ So, the value of $ c $ is $6.2$. Therefore, the value of $ c $ to the nearest tenth is $6.2$.
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