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: 34

Answer

$AB\approx679$ft

Work Step by Step

One first must find the angle $B$ using the law of sines: $\frac{sin(B)}{312}=\frac{sin(48.6º)}{527}$ solving for $B$ leads to: $B=$sin$^{-1}($sin$(48.6º) \cdot \frac{312}{527})$ $B=26.4º$ The sum of all angles in a triangle is equal to 180º, so: $A+B+C=180º$ $C=180º-48.6º-26.4º=105º$ Now one can find the distance $AB$ using, once again, the law of sines: $\frac{sin(105º)}{AB}=\frac{sin(48.6º)}{527}$ $AB=527\cdot \frac{sin(105º)}{sin(48.6º)}$ $AB\approx679$ft *Triangle is not drawn to scale
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