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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need someone to check my answer please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Law of sines and Cosines. Solve each triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth. 1) m<C=11 degrees, c=31ft, b=28ft

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got B=10 degrees, A=159 degrees and a=58ft

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, first of all, which law are you using? Sines or Cosines?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay When I found Angle B i used the law of sines and for angle A i just subtracted 11 and 10 from 180. And for side a i used law of cosines

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Did you solve for the side and angle A?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, give me a minute to check your answers with a calculator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Angle B = 9.92 degrees (let's round to 10) Angle A = 159 degrees Side A = 59.22 units

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay How did you get 59.22?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(Sin 11 / 31 ) = (Sin 159 / A)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then you turn that into 31sin159/sin11?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, I used my calculator to get an approx. answer, which was 58.22 not 59.22, sorry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So i was right? :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, you were, good job! :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok i Have a question but why didnt you use a^2=28^2+31^2-2(28)(331)cos159

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because I'm a freshman, and I haven't learned the LAw of cosines yet xD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lmfao OH. Im a senior XD!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ahh ok, see you know way more than I do xD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LOOL. Good luck in high school XD thanks for your help.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you lol

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