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What is the length of PQ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯?

Enter your answer as a decimal in the box. Round only your final answer to the nearest tenth.

UPDATE- IT'S 5.2

What is the length of PQ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯? Enter your answer as a decimal in the box. Round only-example-1
User Ian Hincks
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Answer: ≈ 5.2

Explanation:

You're gonna want to use the Law of Cosines to solve:

c² = a² + b² -2abcos(R)

c² = 6² + 9² - 2(6)(9)cos(34°)

c² = 36 + 81 - 108cos(34°)

c² = 117 - 108(.82904)

c² = 27.46368

√c² = √27.46368 => 5.2405 = 5.2

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