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8. The two diagonals of a parallelogram meet at a 60° angle. The diagonals are 10 cm and 6 cm long. Find the lengths of the sides of the parallelogram.
Target due: 1/14/22 52% 5
10 cm
0 14 cm, 8.7 cm
4.4 cm, 2.8 cm
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O 4.4 cm, 4.4 cm
7 cm, 4.4 cm
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Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

7 cm, 4.4 cm

Explanation:

The side lengths can be found from the law of cosines. Each triangle has legs 3 cm and 5 cm. The angle between these will be 60° or 120°. Then the two sides of the parallelogram are ...

s = √(a² +b² -2ab·cos(C))

s = √(3² +5² -2·3·5·(±1/2)) = √(34 ±15) = {√49, √19}

The two side lengths are 7 cm and about 4.4 cm.