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Use the laws of Sines and law of cosines to find missing dimensions​

Use the laws of Sines and law of cosines to find missing dimensions​-example-1
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Answer:

11. inconsistent information

12. 26°

Explanation:

11. The given numbers are inconsistent. (The first attachment shows one of the 4 possible solutions.)

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12. In order to find angle C, we need to know side AC. We can find that using the Law of Cosines.

b = √(a² +c² -2ac·cos(B)) = √(19² +15² -2(19)(15)cos(120°)) = √871

b ≈ 29.513

Then angle C is found from the Law of Sines.

C = arcsin(c/b·sin(B)) = arcsin(15/29.513·sin(120°)) ≈ 26.11°

Angle C is about 26°.

The second attachment shows the output of a triangle solver.

Use the laws of Sines and law of cosines to find missing dimensions​-example-1
Use the laws of Sines and law of cosines to find missing dimensions​-example-2
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