Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - The Law of Sines - Exercise Set - Page 723: 67

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Generally, in an oblique triangle, we need to find the height of the triangle to calculate its area together with a known base. The height of a triangle can be expressed as the product of the side length and the sine of the angle using that side. Thus, the area of an oblique triangle often involves an expression containing the sine function.
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