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Substitute: StartFraction sine (45 degrees) Over a EndFraction = StartFraction sine (77 degrees) Over 8 EndFraction .

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Answer:

a=5.81

Explanation:

We want to solve for the value of a in the expression:

[TeX]\frac{sin 45}{a}=\frac{sin 77}{8}[/TeX]

Cross Multiply

8 X sin 45=a X sin 77

Divide both sides by sin 77° to obtain a.

[TeX]a=\frac{8 X sin 45}{sin 77}[/TeX]

a=5.81

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