Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - The Law of Sines - 6.5 Exercises - Page 514: 13

Answer

$C=62^{\circ}$ $a=199.5$ and $b=241.5$

Work Step by Step

I. Need to find the last angle. $50^{\circ}+68^{\circ}+\angle C=180^{\circ}$ $\implies \angle C=62^{\circ}$ II. Use law of sines formula to find $a$ and $b$ $\dfrac{\sin 50^{\circ}}{a}=\dfrac{\sin 68^{\circ} }{b}=\dfrac{\sin 62^{\circ} }{230}$ This implies that $a=\dfrac{230 \sin 50^{\circ} }{\sin 62^{\circ}}=199.5$ and $b=\dfrac{230 \sin 68^{\circ} }{\sin 62^{\circ}}=241.5$
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