Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.1 The Law of Sines - 8.1 Exercises - Page 755: 43

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & B = {\text{72}}.{\text{2}}^\circ ,b = {\text{78}}.{\text{3 m}},c = {\text{145 m}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Use the law of sines to find the angle of }}C \cr & \frac{{\sin C}}{c} = \frac{{\sin B}}{b} \cr & \sin C = \frac{{c\sin B}}{b} \cr & \sin C = \frac{{145\sin \left( {{\text{72}}.{\text{2}}^\circ } \right)}}{{{\text{78}}.{\text{3}}}} \cr & {\text{Use a calculator}} \cr & \sin C = 1.7632 \cr & {\text{The }}\sin C{\text{ cannot be }} > 1,{\text{ then No such triangle exists}} \cr} $$
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