2.0k views
5 votes
Hello! Can someone please help me with this question? Thank you!!!

Hello! Can someone please help me with this question? Thank you!!!-example-1
User Kamaraju
by
6.2k points

1 Answer

3 votes
You can use the Law of Sines (sina/A=sinb/B=sinc/C)

We are told that AB=4in so

AD/sin45=AB/sin30

AD/sin45=4/sin30

AD=4sin45/sin30

Since sin45=1/√2 and sin30=1/2

AD=4(1/√2)/(1/2)

AD=8/√2, when rationalized

AD=8√2/2

AD=4√2 in

AD≈5.66 in (to nearest hundredth of an inch)
User Fpiette
by
5.8k points