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The shape below is a triangular prism. Work out the length of AB. Give your answer to 2 d.p. 7 cm 26 A D B 15 cm​

The shape below is a triangular prism. Work out the length of AB. Give your answer-example-1

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The length of AB in the triangular prism is 6.58 cm

How to find the length

The length is sought using trigonometry

You have to know that FB = EC = 15 cm. This is the hypotenuse

Using sin trigonometry, we have

sin 26 = AB / FB

sin 26 = AB / 15

AB = 15 * sin 26

AB = 6.5756

AB = 6.58 cm (to2 decimal place)

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