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7 Warmup
1. A right triangle has legs of 8 centimeters and 13
centimeters. Solve the triangle completely.
sin 𝐵 sin 𝐴
=
𝑏 𝑎
sin 𝐵 sin 115° By the Triangle Sum Theorem,
=
11 20
𝑚∠𝐶 ≈ 180° − 115° − 29.9°
11 𝑠𝑖𝑛115°
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐵 =
20 𝑚∠𝐶 ≈ 35.1°
𝑚∠𝐵 ≈ 29.9°
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Example 3 (continued)
Solve the triangle. Round decimal answers to the nearest tenth.
Use the Law of Sines again to find the remaining side length, c, of the triangle.
𝑐 𝑎
=
sin 𝐶 sin 𝐴
𝑐 20
=
sin 35.1° sin 115°
In ΔABC, 𝑚∠𝐵 ≈ 29.9°,
20 sin 35.1°
𝑐=
𝑠𝑖𝑛115° 𝑚∠𝐶 ≈ 35.1°, and 𝑐 ≈ 12.7.
𝑐 ≈ 12.7
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Your Turn
Solve the triangle. Round decimal answers to the nearest tenth.
By the Triangle Sum Theorem, 𝑚∠𝐴 = 180° − 107° − 25° = 48° In ΔABC,
𝑎 15 𝑐 𝑚∠𝐴 = 48°
By the Law of Sines, you can write = = 𝑎 ≈ 26.4
sin 48° sin 25° sin 107°
𝑎 15 𝑐 15
𝑐 ≈ 33.9
= Write two equations, =
sin 48° sin 25° each with one variable. sin 107° sin 25°
15 sin 48° 15 sin 107°
𝑎= 𝑐=
sin 25° sin 25°
𝑎 ≈ 26.4 𝑐 ≈ 33.9
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Your Turn
Solve the triangle. Round decimal answers to the nearest tenth.
𝑐 150
= The length of the bridge
sin 60° sin 49°
150 sin 60°
will be about 172.1 meters.
𝑐= 𝑐 ≈ 172.1
sin 49°
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Law of Cosines