Trigonometry 7th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - The Law of Cosines - 7.2 Problem Set - Page 378: 23

Answer

$a =0.6943km$ $B =114.2^\circ$ $C= 22.467^\circ$

Work Step by Step

$20' = \dfrac{20}{60}^\circ=\dfrac{1}{3}^\circ$ $a^2 = b^2+c^2-2ac \cos{A^\circ} \\= (0.923)^2+(0.387)^2-2 \times 0.923 \times 0.387 \cos{43.333^\circ}= 0.482$ $$a = \boxed{0.6943 \hspace{1pt} km}$$ $\cos{B} = \dfrac{a^2+c^2-b^2}{2ac} = \dfrac{(0.6943)^2+(0.387)^2-(0.923)^2}{2 \times 0.6943 \times 0.387} = -0.41$ $$\therefore B =\boxed{114.2^\circ} $$ $$C = 180-(A+B) = 180-(43.333+114.2) = \boxed{22.467^\circ}$$
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