Can anyone with this one??
HI!!
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@misty1212
can't read it post the whole thing maybe you got a secret picture underneath?
write it out, that will work
you need the area of a triangle in the trig form \[Area = \frac{1}{2} ab \sin(C)\] the sides a and b are given to you and C is the included angle hope it helps
all you need to do is plug in the numbers if you are not taking trig, then note that \[\sin(30^\circ)=\frac{1}{2}\]
if you draw it, it looks like |dw:1425780116279:dw|
oh it must be 12 right?
@campbell_st how do you put that in calculator?
just as its written \[\frac{1}{2} \times 15 \times 12 \times \sin(30)\]
@campbell_st so after i calculate that, would it be my final answer?
it would be your final answer
@campbell_st but thats not one of my answer choice
@campbell_st When i looked it up in google they showed me the same thing and the answer was 45 so your setup is good but when i put that setup in my calculator i get some negative answer but your setup is correct
@academicgurusinc can you help me by telling me how to put this on calculator \[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times 15 \times 12 \times \sin(30)\]
well sin(30) = 1/2 so then its Area = 1/2 x 15 x 12 x 1/2 by my calculations the answer is 45 ft^2
ok... so in your calculator just check that there is a small D in the top of the screen, this is for degrees... which the angle was measured in if the screen has R or G at the very top, you need to change the setup mode to degrees. hope that helps
omg thanks so much i forgot i had to switch my calculator to degrees i learned that in school but just forgot thanks anyways i will give you a medal
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