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Find the unknown sides and angles of this triangle using the Law of Cosines. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Find the unknown sides and angles of this triangle using the Law of Cosines. Round-example-1

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Answer:

Side c = 10.35

Angle A = 50.87°

Angle B = 94.13°

Explanation:

The Law of Cosines states that:

a² = b² + c² - 2bcCos A

We are to to find side c, Angle A and B

side a = 14

sides b = 18

Angle C = 35°

1) Side c

= c² = a² + b² - 2abCos C

c² = 14² + 18² - 2 × 14 × 18 Cos 35

c = √(14² + 18² - 2 × 14 × 18 Cos 35)

c = 10.3512

Approximately = 10.35

2) Angle A

Cos A = b² + c² - a²/2bc

A = arc cos (b² + c² - a²/2bc)

A = arc cos (18² + 10.35² - 14²/2 × 18 × 10.35)

A = 50.8737°

A = Approximately = 50.87°

3) Angle B

Cos B = a² + c² - b²/2ac

B = arc cos (a² + c² - b²/2ac)

B = arc cos (14² + 10.35² - 18²/2 × 14× 10.35)

A = 94.13123°

A = Approximately = 94.13°

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