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Laws of cosines!!! find C round to the nearest tenth!!!! someone help​

Laws of cosines!!! find C round to the nearest tenth!!!! someone help​-example-1
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Yes the correct answer is c
User Alexander Blunck
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Answer:


C = 69.1^\circ

Explanation:


c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab\cos C


a = 17 ft; ~b = 8 ft; ~c = 16 ft


16^2 = 17^2 + 8^2 - 2(17)(8)\cos C


256 = 289 + 64 - 272\cos C


-97 = -272 \cos C


\cos C = (-97)/(-272)


\cos C = 0.3566


C = \cos^(-1) 0.3566


C = 69.1^\circ

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