Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Section 6.6 - The Law of Cosines - 6.6 Exercises - Page 521: 19

Answer

No triangle satisfies the conditions given.

Work Step by Step

$a=50$ $,$ $b=65$ $,$ $\angle A=55^{\circ}$ 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 $B$: $\dfrac{\sin55^{\circ}}{50}=\dfrac{\sin B}{65}$ $\sin B=\Big(\dfrac{65}{50}\Big)\sin55^{\circ}$ $\sin B=\Big(\dfrac{13}{10}\Big)\sin55^{\circ}$ $B=\sin^{-1}\Big[\Big(\dfrac{13}{10}\Big)\sin55^{\circ}\Big]$ Since $\Big(\dfrac{13}{10}\Big)\sin55^{\circ}\approx1.0649$ and the sine is never greater than one, no triangle satisfies the conditions given.
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