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emmainna [20.7K]
3 years ago
15

Line segment AB has a length of 15 and angle a=35degrees . A segment with a length of 12 will form the third side of the triangl

e. What are the possible measures of the angle opposite side AB? Please explain the process.
Mathematics
1 answer:
PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

C = 45.8 or C = 117.69

Step-by-step explanation:

Remark

Only SSA gives the possibility of 2 answers. This one does not give that opportunity. There is one unique answer. We'll discuss 2 and zero after finding 1 answer. On looking at it again, the question might be ambiguous. We'll check that out as well.

Given

AB = 15

<A = 35

point C opposite line AB such that CB = 12 These givens give a unique answer.

Solution

Sin(35) / 12 = Sin(C) / 15                     Multiply both sides by 15

15*Sin(35) / 12 = Sin(C)                       Find 15/12

1.25*sin(35) = Sin(C)                           Write Sin(35)

1.25*0.5736 = Sin(C)                          Multiply the left

0.71697 = Sin(C)                                 Take the inverse Sin

C = 45.805 degrees                          This is the angle opposite AB

Angle B = 180 - 35 - 45.805 = 99.2

Ambiguous Case                    

If AC = 12 we have another answer entirely. This is SAS which will give just 1 set of answers for the triangle. The reason the case is ambiguous is because we don't exactly know where that 12 unit line is. It could be AC or BC.

I will set up the Sin law for you, and let you solve it

Sin(B) / 12 = Sin(35)/15

When you solve for Sin(B) as done above you, get 0.45886 from which B = 27.31 degrees

C = 180 - 35 - 27.31 = 117.69

So that's two values that C could have. I think that's all given these conditions.

Two Cases or None

<A = 35 degrees

AC = 15

CB = 12

This should give you two possible cases or none. You can check which by finding the height of the triangle from C down to AB (which has no distinct length. The h is 15 * Sin35 = 8.6. If CB < 8.6, there are no solutions. If CB < AC then if CB > that 8.6, there are 2 solutions.

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