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OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

Help please!

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

Solve for B, C, and a

OpenStudy (perl):

you can find `a` using law of cosines

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

Okay, I'll do that one first then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you guys mind helping me when your done here?

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

I got 2.174 for a. Is that correct?

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

@perl

OpenStudy (perl):

4^2 + 6^2 - 2(4)(6)cos(10 degrees) = a^2 √(4^2 + 6^2 - 2(4)(6)cos(10 degrees) ) = a a = 2.17467879362

OpenStudy (perl):

yes that is correct

OpenStudy (perl):

now we need to find angle B and angle C

OpenStudy (perl):

you can use law of sines

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

The law of sines formula is a=b (sina)/(sinB), right?

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

Okay so I got 28.64 for one of the angles, but that means the other angle would be 121.36 ?

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

@perl

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how many degrees must a triagnle have?

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

180

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

@Poop_Emoji

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so all the angles must add up to 180, right?

OpenStudy (kkbrookly):

Yep

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