Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.1 The Law of Sines - 8.1 Exercises - Page 755: 37

Answer

$${\text{No such triangle exists}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & B = {74.3^ \circ },\,\,\,a = 859{\text{m,}}\,\,\,b = 783{\text{m}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Use the law of sines to find the angle of }}A \cr & \frac{a}{{\sin A}} = \frac{b}{{\sin B}} \cr & \sin A = \frac{{a\sin B}}{b} \cr & \sin A = \frac{{859\sin \left( {{{74.3}^ \circ }} \right)}}{{783}} \cr & {\text{Use a calculator}} \cr & \sin A = 1.056 \cr & {\text{The }}\sin A{\text{ cannot be }} > 1,{\text{ then No such triangle exists}} \cr} $$
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