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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

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?

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..

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?

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

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 ?

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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