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Suppose a triangle has two sides of length 42 and 35, and that the angle

between these two sides is 120. Which equation should you solve to find the
length of the third side of the triangle?

User JaeJun LEE
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User Sergey Sergeyev
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Answer:

c = √(42² +35² -2·42·35·cos(120°))

Explanation:

The third side can be found using the Law of Cosines. It will tell you ...

c² = a² +b² -2ab·cos(C)

where C is the angle opposite the third side (c). For the given side lengths, then the third side can be found from ...

c = √(42² +35² -2·42·35·cos(120°))

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