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Can you help me with number 16? Thank you I am having trouble with it.

Can you help me with number 16? Thank you I am having trouble with it.-example-1

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The cosine rule in triangle ABC with sides a opposite to angle A, b opposite to angle B, and c opposite to angle C is


\begin{gathered} a^2=b^2+c^2-2bc\cos A \\ b^2=a^2+c^2-2ac\cos B \\ c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab\cos C \end{gathered}

From the given figure we can see triangle ABC with


\begin{gathered} \angle C=39^(\circ) \\ a=26 \\ b=17 \end{gathered}

Since angle C is the angle between sides a and b

Then we can use the cosine rule to find the length of the side c

The name of side c in triangle ABC is the side AB

Then we can use the cosine rule to find side AB

AB. Yes

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