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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Precalculus- Law of sines help!! Look at picture below!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (thadyoung):

Well, do you know the law of sines?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (thadyoung):

\(\sf \frac{A}{sin(a)} = \frac{B}{sin(b)} =\frac{C}{sin(c)} \)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I already did it but I could be wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did: sin38/10=sinA/19

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin A = (19)(sin 38)/(10) = 1.17

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

the calculations appear correct... so what do you know about sin(A) = 1.17..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that it is not possible

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because that would give a sin A that is greater than 1 and that is impossible.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I am stuck between choice A and D,,,

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

ok....well you are on the right track... |dw:1425322442594:dw| looking at the sine curve the max and minimum values for sign lie between -1 and 1. you have a value that is outside this range... so it doesn't exist... so no triangle is formed because the angle doesn't exist

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