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Solve for A ?

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Solve for A ? Anyone willing to help me :)-example-1
User Tim Heuer
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Answer:

2.2

Explanation:

Use the cosine law:


BC^2=AB^2+AC^2-2(AB)(AC)\cos(\angle A)

We have:


BC=a\\\\AB=4\\\\AC=3\\\\m\angle A=32^o\to\cos32^o\approx0.848

Substitute:


a^2=4^2+3^2-2(4)(3)(0.848)\\\\a^2=16+9-20.352\\\\a^2=4.648\to a=√(4.648)\\\\a\approx2.2

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