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Solve the triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.

Solve the triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.-example-1

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Answer:

<B = 47°

<C = 28°

b = AC = 28.0

Explanation:

Given:

∆ABC

AB = c = 18

BC = a = 37

<A = 105°

Required:

Length of AC = b

measure of angle B and angle C

SOLUTION:

==>Use the sine rule, sin A/a = sinC/c to find the angle of C:

SinA = sin(105) = 0.9659

a = 37

sinC = ?

c = 18

0.9659/37 = sinC/18

Cross multiply

0.9659*18 = 37*sinC

17.3862 = 37*sinC

Divide both sides by 37

17.3862/37 = sinC

0.4699 = sinC

sinC = 0.4699

C = Sin-¹(0.4699)

C = 28.0° (nearest tenth)

==>Find angle B using sum of angles in a triangle:

Angle B = 180 - (105+28)

Angle B = 180 - 133

Angle B = 47°

==>Find length of b using sine rule, b/sinB = c/sinC:

SinC = sin(28) = 0.4695

SinB = sin(47) = 0.7314

c = 18

b = ?

b/0.7314 = 18/0.4695

Cross multiply

b*0.4695 = 18*0.7314

b*0.4695 = 13.1652

Divide both sides by 0.4695

b = 13.1652/0.4695

b = 28.0 (nearest tenth)

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