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 522: 40

Answer

$2.25$ and $7.41$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Draw a diagram as shown in the figure. Step 2. Use the Law of Cosines, the length of one diagonal is $D_1^2=5^2+3^2-2\times3\times5cos50^{\circ}$ which gives $D_1=2.25$ Step 3. Use the supplementary angle $180-50=130^{\circ}$, the length of the other diagonal is $D_2^2=5^2+3^2-2\times3\times5cos130^{\circ}$ which gives $D_2=7.41$
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