How do you solve the triangle given A=55^circ, B=42^circ, c=3/4A=55,B=42,c=34?

1 Answer
Mar 5, 2017

BC=0.619,AC=0.506BC=0.619,AC=0.506

Explanation:

Let the top angle becolor(white)(aaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaa 55°=angle A
Let the bottom left angle becolor(white)(aa) 42°=angleB
Let the bottom Right angle becolor(white)(a) 83°=angleC
Let the left side color(white)(aaaaaaaaaa) =AB(c)
Let the bottom sidecolor(white)(aaaaaaaa) =BC(a)
Let the Right sidecolor(white)(aaaaaaaaaa) =AC(b)

:.180°-(55°+42°)=83°angleC

:.(AC)/SinB=(AB)/SinC

:.(AC)/Sin42°=(AB)/Sin83°

multiply L.H.S. and R.H.S. by color(blue)(color(white)(a) color(blue)(sin42°

:.color(blue)cancelsin(42°)^1/1 xx (AC)/cancel(sin42°)=(0.75)/Sin83° xx color(blue)(Sin42°)/1

:.AC=(0.75 xx 0.669130606)/(0.992546151)

:.AC=0.501847954/0.992546151

:.AC=0.505616745

to the nearest 3 decimal places

:.color(blue)(AC=0.506

:.(BC)/SinA=(AB)/SinC

:.(BC)/Sin42°=(AB)/Sin83°

multiply L.H.S. and R.H.S. by color(blue)(color(white)(a) color(blue)(sin55°

:.color(blue)cancelsin(55°)^1/1 xx (BC)/cancel(sin55°)=(0.75)/Sin83° xx color(blue)(Sin55°)/1

:.BC=(0.75 xx 0.8191522044)/(0.992546151)

:.BC=0.614364033/0.992546151

:.BC=0.6189778

to the nearest 3 decimal places

:.color(blue)(BC=0.619