Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Matrix Operations and Their Applications - Exercise Set - Page 920: 88

Answer

The missing quantities for the triangle are $A={{109}^{{}^\circ }},a=60.1,b=33.7$.

Work Step by Step

Using the angle sum property of triangle, we get, $\begin{align} & A+B+C={{180}^{{}^\circ }} \\ & A+{{32}^{{}^\circ }}+{{39}^{{}^\circ }}={{180}^{{}^\circ }} \\ & A+{{71}^{{}^\circ }}={{180}^{{}^\circ }} \\ & A={{109}^{{}^\circ }} \end{align}$ Using the law of sines, we get, $\frac{\sin A}{a}=\frac{\sin B}{b}=\frac{\sin C}{c}$ For a, $\begin{align} & \frac{\sin {{109}^{{}^\circ }}}{a}=\frac{\sin {{39}^{{}^\circ }}}{40} \\ & a=\frac{40\times \sin {{109}^{{}^\circ }}}{\sin {{39}^{{}^\circ }}} \\ & a=60.09 \\ & a\approx 60.1 \end{align}$ For b, $\begin{align} & \frac{\sin {{32}^{{}^\circ }}}{b}=\frac{\sin {{39}^{{}^\circ }}}{40} \\ & b=\frac{40\times \sin {{32}^{{}^\circ }}}{\sin {{39}^{{}^\circ }}} \\ & b=33.68 \\ & b\approx 33.7 \end{align}$ Thus, for the given triangle, $A={{109}^{{}^\circ }},a=60.1,b=33.7$.
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