How do you find the length of side c for the triangle with dimensions A = 57° , a = 11, b = 10?

2 Answers
Sep 12, 2015

Find Angle B, then, with A and B we can find angle C. Knowing C will allow us to find c.

Explanation:

sinB = 10/11 sin57^@sinB=1011sin57

So B ~~ 49.7^@B49.7

C = 180^@ -A - B ~~ 73.3^@C=180AB73.3

c = 11/(sin57^@) sin73.3^@ ~~ 12.6c=11sin57sin73.312.6

It is c=10,059c=10,059

Explanation:

We can use the law of cosines hence

c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcosA=>c^2=(11)^2+(10)^2-2*10*11*cos(57)=> c=10,059c2=a2+b22abcosAc2=(11)2+(10)221011cos(57)c=10,059