Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - The Law of Sines - 7.1 Problem Set - Page 368: 15

Answer

$b \approx 302$ inches $C = 66.1˚$ $c \approx 291$ inches

Work Step by Step

1. Solve for the missing length $b$ $\frac{b}{sin(71.4)} = \frac{215}{sin(42.5)}$ $b = \frac{215sin(71.4)}{sin(42.5)}$ by GDC / calculator $b = \frac{203.77...}{0.6755...}$ $b = 301.618...$ inches $b \approx 302$ inches 2. Solve for the missing angle $C$ $C + 42.5 + 71.4 = 180$ $C + 113.9 = 180$ $C = 66.1˚$ 3. Solve for the missing length $c$ $\frac{c}{sin(66.1)} = \frac{215}{sin(42.5)}$ $b = \frac{215sin(66.1)}{sin(42.5)}$ by GDC / calculator $c = \frac{196.56...}{0.6755...}$ $c = 290.952...$ inches $c \approx 291$ inches
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