Question

Please help me I’m struggling

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Remark

This is a cosine law problem.

a = 12

b = 15

C = 83

Notice that the angle is enclosed by 2 given sides. That's what a cosine problem looks like (one of the two choices.

Formula

c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab*cos(C)

Solution

c^2 = 12^2 + 15^2 - 2*12*15 * cos(83)

c^2 = 144 + 225 - 360 * cos(83)

cos(83) = 0.1219

c^2 = 144 + 225 - 360 * 0.1219

c^2 = 369 - 43.884

c^2 = 325.116

sqrt(c^2) = sqrt(325.116)

c = 18.031

To the nearest tenth, the answer is 18.0 and you must include the 0.