Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.1 The Law of Sines - 8.1 Exercises - Page 754: 32

Answer

$$B = {30^ \circ }$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{From the triangle we know that:}} \cr & AC = 3,\,\,\,\,\,BC = 3\sqrt 2 ,\,\,\,\,A = {45^ \circ },\,\,\,\,BC = ? \cr & \cr & {\text{Use the law of sines to find the angle of }}B \cr & \frac{{BC}}{{\sin A}} = \frac{{AC}}{{\sin B}} \cr & {\text{Substituting }} \cr & \frac{{3\sqrt 2 }}{{\sin {{45}^ \circ }}} = \frac{3}{{\sin B}} \cr & {\text{Solve for }}B \cr & \sin B = \frac{{3\sin {{45}^ \circ }}}{{3\sqrt 2 }} \cr & {\text{Simplify, recall that }}\sin {45^ \circ } = \frac{{\sqrt 2 }}{2} \cr & \sin B = \frac{{3\left( {\sqrt 2 /2} \right)}}{{3\sqrt 2 }} \cr & \sin B = \frac{1}{2} \cr & ,{\text{then}} \cr & B = {30^ \circ } \cr} $$
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