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: 26

Answer

$a=100$ $;$ $b=80$ $;$ $c\approx25.893$ $\angle A=135^{\circ}$ $;$ $\angle B\approx34.45^{\circ}$ $;$ $\angle C\approx10.55^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

$a=100$ $,$ $b=80$ $,$ $\angle A=135^{\circ}$ The Law of Sines is $\dfrac{\sin A}{a}=\dfrac{\sin B}{b}=\dfrac{\sin C}{c}$ Find angle $B$ 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 $B$: $\dfrac{\sin135^{\circ}}{100}=\dfrac{\sin B}{80}$ $\sin B=\Big(\dfrac{80}{100}\Big)\sin135^{\circ}$ $\sin B=\Big(\dfrac{4}{5}\Big)\sin135^{\circ}$ $B=\sin^{-1}\Big[\Big(\dfrac{4}{5}\Big)\sin135^{\circ}\Big]\approx34.45^{\circ}$ Two angles are now known. Since $\angle A+\angle B+\angle C=180^{\circ}$, substitute the known angles into the formula and solve for $\angle C$: $C=180^{\circ}-135^{\circ}-34.45^{\circ}\approx10.55^{\circ}$ Find the side $c$ using the formula $\dfrac{\sin A}{a}=\dfrac{\sin C}{c}$, obtained from the Law of Sines. Substitute the known values and solve for $c$: $\dfrac{\sin135^{\circ}}{100}=\dfrac{\sin10.55^{\circ}}{c}$ $\dfrac{100}{\sin135^{\circ}}=\dfrac{c}{\sin10.55^{\circ}}$ $c=\Big(\dfrac{\sin10.55^{\circ}}{\sin135^{\circ}}\Big)100\approx25.893$
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