Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - Applications with Acute Triangles - Exercises - Page 528: 37

Answer

$BC \approx 14.0$ ft.

Work Step by Step

1. Find $\angle ABC = \angle ACB$ $= \frac{180-30}{2}$ This is an isosceles triangle that has the bottom two angles equal to each other $= 75^{\circ}$ 2. Use the Law of Sines to find $BC$ Let $x = BC$ $\frac{x}{sin(30)} = \frac{27}{sin(75)}$ $x = \frac{27sin(30)}{sin(75)}$ by GDC / calculator $x = 13.976...$ ft $x \approx 14.0$ ft $BC \approx 14.0$ ft
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