How do you use the law of cosines or law of sines if you are given C = 105 degrees, a = 10, b = 4.5?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-28T09:44:23

#c = 11.98, hat A = 53.73^@, hat B = 21.27^@, A_t = 21.73 " sq units"#

Given : #a = 10, b = 4.5, hat C = 105#

First let's apply cosine law to find side c.

#c = sqrt(a^2 + b^@ -2 a b cos C)#

#c = sqrt(10^2 + 4.5^2 - 2 * 10 * 4.5 * cos (105) ~~ 11.98#

Now let's apply sine law to find the remaining two angles.

#sin A / a = sin B / b = sin C / c#

#hat A = sin ^-1( (10 * sin 105) / 11.98 )= 53.73^@#

#hat B = sin ^_1 ((4.5 * sin 105)/1`,98) = 21.27^@#

#"Area of triangle " A_t = (1/2) a b sin C = (1/2) * 10 * 4.5 * sin 105 = 21.73 " sq units"#