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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Suppose a triangle has two sides of length 42 and 35, and that the angle between these two sides is 120. What is the length of the third side of the triangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 66.78?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

law of cosines 42^2 + 35^2 - 2(42)(35)cos(120)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 595.30

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes it is 66.78

OpenStudy (anonymous):

42^2 + 35^2 - 2(42)(35)cos(120) = 445.9 Now take the square root = 66.78

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