Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.2 The Law of Cosines - 8.2 Exercises - Page 766: 10

Answer

$7$

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}=3^{2}+8^{2}-2\times 3\times 8\times \cos 60=9+64-48\times \dfrac {1}{2}=49\Rightarrow x=\sqrt {49}=7$
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