Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.3 - Trigonometric Functions - Exercises 1.3 - Page 28: 61

Answer

See the step-by-step proof below.

Work Step by Step

As indicated in the figure, $ h=c\cdot sinB=b\cdot sinC $ Thus we have $\frac{sinB}{b}=\frac{sinC}{c}$ Similarly, if we draw a vertical line from point C to the opposite side, we get: $\frac{sinB}{b}=\frac{sinA}{a}$ Hence, we derived the law of sines.
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