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Please help me with my Trigonometry?

1 – 4. Solve the given triangles by finding the missing angle and other side lengths.

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  • 2 years ago

    1.

    Solve for all missing sides and angle

    Triangle ABC AB = 12 Angle B = 45° Angle C = 52°

    Angle A = 83°

    Acute Scalene Triangle

    Side a = 15.11471

    Side b = 10.76798

    2.

    Solve for all missing sides and angle

    Triangle ABC Angle A = 45° Angle C = 15° AC =200

    Angle B = 120°

    Obtuse Scalene Triangle

    Side a = 163.29932

    Side c = 59.7717

  • 2 years ago

    Whatever the triangle, the sum of the 3 angles is always 180 °.

    First triangle

    You can write:

    68 + 56 + C = 180

    124 + C = 180

    C = 180 - 124

    C = 56

    As the angle C is equal to the angle A, you can deduce that the triangle is an isosceles triangle.

    As the triangle is an isosceles triangle, you can deduce that: BA = BC.

    AB = 1.3

    Then you can see that:

    AC.cos(A) + BC.cos(C) = AC → we've just seen that: C = A = 56

    AC.cos(56) + BC.cos(56) = AC

    AC - AC.cos(56) = BC.cos(56)

    AC.[1 - cos(56)] = BC.cos(56)

    AC = BC.cos(56) / [1 - cos(56)] → given that: BC = 1.3

    AC = 1.3 * cos(56) / [1 - cos(56)] → where: cos(56) ≈ 0.55919

    AC ≈ 1.6491135

    AC = 1.65

    Second triangle

    You can write:

    15 + 45 + B = 180

    60 + B = 180

    B = 180 - 60

    B = 120

    As the angle C is equal to the angle A, you can deduce that the triangle is an isosceles triangle.

    As the triangle is an isosceles triangle, you can deduce that: BA = BC.

    AB = 1.3

    Then you draw the red line (perpendicular to the line (AC), and you can write:

    15 + 90 + yellow = 180

    105 + yellow = 180

    yellow = 180 - 105

    yellow = 75

    You can write:

    45 + 90 + green = 180

    135 + green = 180

    green = 180 - 135

    green = 45

    You can see:

    AB.cos(green) = BC.cos(yellow)

    AB.cos(45) = BC.cos(75)

    You can see:

    BC.cos(15) + AB.cos(45) = 200 → recall the previous result: AB.cos(45) = BC.cos(75)

    BC.cos(15) + BC.cos(75) = 200

    BC.[cos(15) + cos(75)] = 200

    BC = 200/[cos(15) + cos(75)] → where: cos(15) ≈ 0.96592 and where: cos(75) ≈ 0.25881

    BC ≈ 163.299

    BC = 163.3

    Recall: AB.cos(45) = BC.cos(75)

    AB = BC.cos(75) / cos(45) → recall BC

    AB = { 200/[cos(15) + cos(75)] }.cos(75) / cos(45)

    AB = 200 * cos(75)/{ cos(45).[cos(15) + cos(75)] }

    AB ≈ 59.77169

    AB ≈ 59.78

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  • david
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    C = 180 - 68 - 56 = 56

    BA = 1.3 (the triangle is isosceles

    ... law of cosines

    CA^2 = 1.3^2 + 1.3^2 - 2*1.3*1.3cos68

    CA = 1.454

    ===========================

    now you try the others

  • alex
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Link1

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    <C = 180-(68+56)=56

    Sine rule --> 1.5/sin56 = AB/sin56 = AC/sin68

    easy to find AB and AC

    2/ similar 1/

    <B=120

    200/sin120 = AB/sin15 = BC/sin45

    solve for AB and BC

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