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If possible find the area of the triangle defined by the following: a=32, b=24, y=75°

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If y=75 degrees is the angle between sides a and b, then yes, it is possible to calculate the area of the triangle.

To answer further, we use the sine function to do the calculation.
The area is given by
Area = absin(y)/2 = 32*24*sin(75)/2 = 370.92 to two decimal places.
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