Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - The Law of Sines - 7.1 Problem Set - Page 368: 19

Answer

$B=16^{\circ},b=1.4ft,c=4.4ft$

Work Step by Step

$A=43.5^{\circ}, C=120.5^{\circ},a=3.48 ft$ Therefore, $B=180^{\circ}-(A+C)=180^{\circ}-(43.5^{\circ}+120.5^{\circ})\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,=180^{\circ}-164^{\circ}=16^{\circ}$ $So, B=16^{\circ}$ Using the laws of sines, $\frac{sin A}{a}=\frac{sin B}{b}$ or, $\frac{sin 43.5^{\circ}}{3.48}=\frac{sin 16^{\circ}}{b}$ or, $b=1.4 ft$ Again, $\frac{sin B}{b}=\frac{sin C}{c}$ or, $\frac{sin 16^{\circ}}{1.4}=\frac{sin 120.5^{\circ}}{c}$ or, $c=4.4 ft$ So, $B=16^{\circ},b=1.4ft,c=4.4ft$
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