Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Applications of Trigonometric Functions - 8.2 The Law of Sines - 8.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 530: 18

Answer

$B= 110^\circ$ $b \approx3.68$ $c \approx1.34$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Using the given conditions, we have $B=180-50-20=110^\circ$ Step 2. Using the Law of Sines, we have $\frac{b}{sin110^\circ}=\frac{c}{sin20^\circ}=\frac{3}{sin50^\circ}$ Step 3. Thus $b=\frac{3sin110^\circ}{sin50^\circ} \approx3.68$ and $c=\frac{3sin20^\circ}{sin50^\circ}\approx1.34$
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