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CAN SOMEONE HELP PLEASE
a = 3, b = 5, and c = 7. What is m&B° to the nearest tenth?

CAN SOMEONE HELP PLEASE a = 3, b = 5, and c = 7. What is m&B° to the nearest tenth-example-1
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Answer: 38.2 degrees

Explanation:


b^2 = a^2 + c^2 - 2ac \cos B\\\\5^2 = 3^2 + 7^2 - 2(3)(7) \cos B\\\\25 = 58-42 \cos B\\\\-42 \cos B=-33\\\\\cos B=(33)/(42)\\\\B \approx 38.2^(\circ)

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