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OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

In the figure, if m∠ABD = 120º, then m∠ADC = picture: https://cdn.ple.platoweb.com/EdAssets/c892ccfd6d27437882833e5133611bbc?ts=635369975808230000 will fan helpers

OpenStudy (welshfella):

First find angle BDA using the sine rule. <ADC = 180 - <BDA

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

whats the sine rule?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

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OpenStudy (welshfella):

Sine Rule: a / sin A = b /sin B = c / sin C

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

how would i work this out like what number would i put where?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

Chech triangle BAD in the diagram you are given values of 2 sides and 1 angle. Plug these into sine rule to get value of < BDA

OpenStudy (welshfella):

note that side a is opposite angle A , b opposite <B and c is opposite <C.

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

ok that makes sense

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

ill try it

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

i cant get it srry

OpenStudy (welshfella):

I'll give you one part of it 35 / sin 120 = ?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

you need sin <BDA - what is the measure of the side opposite to this angle?

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

30/sin ?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

30 / sin <BDA yes so we have 35 / sin 120 = 30 / sin <BDA solve for sin BDA

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

do you cross multiply

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yes

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

i got 1.0 but its wrong

OpenStudy (welshfella):

35 sin <BDA = 30 sin 120 divide both sides by 35 sin < BDA = (30 sin 120) / 35

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

909.3 or .7 im getting weird numbers and i typed it how it was written

OpenStudy (welshfella):

just enter 30 * sin 120 - what do you get for that?

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

25.9?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

25.98 yes now divide that by 35 and you have the value of sin <BDA

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

1.34

OpenStudy (welshfella):

i think you may have divided the wrong way its 25.98 / 35

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

.74

OpenStudy (welshfella):

the answer must be less than 1 when you have done that use the sin-1 key on your calculator to find the value of the <BDA

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

47.9

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yes now find <BDA as above and subtract that from 180 to get <ADC ( beacuse adjacent angles add up to 180 degrees)

OpenStudy (welshfella):

47.9 is correct

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

is that the final answer?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

NO - check my previous post

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

132.1

OpenStudy (welshfella):

looks good

OpenStudy (vayacondios1):

thank you so much big help

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yw

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