Question

Find the missing side length. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

5.545

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem can be easily solved by using the law of cosines, which relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.

in this case, the formula can be applied in the following way

a^2 = b^2  + c^2  - 2*b*c*cos(α)

Where

a,b,c are each of the sides of the triangle,

α is the angle between sides b and c

(See attached picture)

If we use the formula we get

a^2 = (9)^2 + (6)^2 - 2*(9)(6)*cos(37°)

a^2 = 81 + 36 - 86.2526

a^2 = 30.747

a = sqrt(30.747)

a = 5.545