Trigonometry 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - The Law of Cosines - 7.2 Problem Set - Page 378: 29

Answer

$13\,m$

Work Step by Step

As can be seen from the figure, the two diagonals intersect each other. Using the law of Cosines: $$b^2 = 7^2+8^2 - 2 \times 7 \times 8 \times \cos{120^\circ} \\ = 169$$ $$\therefore\boxed {b = 13 \, m}$$
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