Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Complex Numbers - 8.1 Problem Set - Page 427: 101

Answer

A=$41^{\circ}$ B=$61^{\circ}$ C=$78^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Given information : a=42.1 m b=56.8m c=63.4m Now apply the cosine rule cos A=$\frac{b^{2}+ c^{2} + a^{2}}{2bc}$ cos A=$\frac{56.8^{2}+ 63.4^{2} + 42.1^{2}}{2\times56.8\times63.4}$ =0.76 A=$cos^{-1} 0.76$ =$41^{\circ}$ Now apply the cosine rule cos B=$\frac{a^{2}+ c^{2} - b^{2}}{2ac}$ cos B=$\frac{42.1^{2}+ 63.4^{2} + 56.8^{2}}{2\times42.1\times63.4}$ =0.48 B=$cos^{-1} 0.48$ =$61^{\circ}$ C=$180^{\circ} -(A+B)$ C=$180^{\circ} -(41+61)$ =$78^{\circ}$
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