How do you find the area of triangle ABC△ABC given b=7, c=8, sinA=3/5?

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Jim G.
Dec 21, 2016

84/5=16.8" square units"845=16.8 square units

Explanation:

Given 2 sides and the angle between them, in a triangle, then the area (A) can be calculated using.

color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)("Area "=1/2bcsinA=1/2ab sinC=1/2acsinB)color(white)(2/2)|)))

"Using Area" =1/2bcsinA

"where " b=7,c=8" and " sinA=3/5

rArr A=1/2xx7xx8xx3/5=(7xx8xx3)/(2xx5)

=168/10=84/5=16.8" square units"

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