Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Test - Page 415: 4

Answer

$c = 11$ cm

Work Step by Step

$c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2} - 2abcos(C)$ $c^{2} = (10)^{2} + (12)^{2} - 2(10)(12)cos(60)$ $c^{2} = 100 + 144 - 240cos(60)$ $c^{2} = 244 - 120$ $c^{2} = 124$ $c = ±\sqrt {124}$ $c = ±11.1355...$ $c = 11.1355...$ (The length $c$ cannot be negative) $c = 11$ cm
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