Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - The Ambiguous Case - 7.3 Problem Set - Page 389: 7

Answer

$B = 35.26^\circ$

Work Step by Step

$\sin{B} = \dfrac{b \sin{A}}{a} = \dfrac{20 \times \sin{120^\circ}}{30} $ $\sin{B} = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$ $B = 35.26^\circ$ $B' = 180-B = 144.74^\circ$ $A+B' = 120+144.74 = 264.74 > 180 \hspace{20pt} \therefore B'$ is refused.
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