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OpenStudy (anonymous):
HELP!
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OpenStudy (mertsj):
Can't see enough of your problem to figure it out.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is it triangle?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
then use cosine formula a^2=b^2+c^2-2bc*cosA
OpenStudy (anonymous):
just substitute the values, you will get the answer
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@SerikMB did you get 18.33?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes, sth around that, 19.24
OpenStudy (anonymous):
which one is correct? lol
OpenStudy (anonymous):
they may be both correct. The error can be due to calculation and rounding error.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
& can you please set up the equation for this one?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[a^{2}=b ^{2}+c ^{2}-2bc*\cos(A)\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
use that formula again, it is the same question, just substitute different numbers
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah but this one only has 3 sides? no angle?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i see, then use sine theorem
OpenStudy (anonymous):
but its cos..
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
that is \[\frac{ a }{ \sin(A) }=\frac{ b }{ \sin(B) }=\frac{ c }{ \sin(C) }\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
here is the trick A+B+C=180
OpenStudy (mertsj):
\[34^2=28^2+15^2-2(28)(15)\cos A\]
OpenStudy (mertsj):
Solve that for A
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Am I right? 99 degrees?
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OpenStudy (mertsj):
I got 100 degrees.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i got 99?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
that's right, both are correct, it's just rounding error
OpenStudy (mertsj):
Nope. 100.08 degrees.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
am I right on this one? @SerikMB
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
if i am right, then no, try again
OpenStudy (anonymous):
hmm .. im stuck
OpenStudy (anonymous):
48 - angle of P
60 angle of Q
36 angle of R
OpenStudy (anonymous):
do not get confused
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so we use sine? or the cosine ?
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OpenStudy (mertsj):
Law of cosines
OpenStudy (anonymous):
use cosine
OpenStudy (anonymous):
as Mertsj has shown you in a previous example
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i got 24 degrees
OpenStudy (mertsj):
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