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: 23

Answer

$a\approx48.736$ $;$ $b=25$ $;$ $c=30$ $\angle A=124.526^{\circ}$ $;$ $\angle B=25^{\circ}$ $;$ $\angle C\approx30.474^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

$b=25$ $,$ $c=30$ $,$ $\angle B=25^{\circ}$ The Law of Sines is $\dfrac{\sin A}{a}=\dfrac{\sin B}{b}=\dfrac{\sin C}{c}$ Find angle $C$ by using the formula $\dfrac{\sin B}{b}=\dfrac{\sin C}{c}$, obtained from the Law of Sines. Substitute the known values and solve for $\angle C$: $\dfrac{\sin25^{\circ}}{25}=\dfrac{\sin C}{30}$ $\sin C=\Big(\dfrac{30}{25}\Big)\sin25^{\circ}$ $C=\sin^{-1}\Big[\Big(\dfrac{30}{25}\Big)\sin25^{\circ}\Big]\approx30.474^{\circ}$ Two angles are now known. Since $\angle A+\angle B+\angle C=180^{\circ}$. Substitute the known angles into the formula and solve for $\angle A$: $A=180^{\circ}-25^{\circ}-30.474^{\circ}\approx124.526^{\circ}$ Find the side $a$ by using the formula $\dfrac{\sin A}{a}=\dfrac{\sin B}{b}$, obtained from the Law of Sines. Substitute the known values and solve for $a$: $\dfrac{\sin124.526^{\circ}}{a}=\dfrac{\sin25^{\circ}}{25}$ $\dfrac{a}{\sin124.526^{\circ}}=\dfrac{25}{\sin25^{\circ}}$ $a=\Big(\dfrac{\sin124.526^{\circ}}{\sin25^{\circ}}\Big)25\approx48.736$
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