Use the Law of Sines to solve for the missing side for the oblique triangle. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Assume that angle A is opposite side a, angle B is opposite side b, and angle C is opposite side c. Find side a when A = 132°, C = 28°, b = 10.



Answer :

Answer: To solve for side

a using the Law of Sines, we'll use the formula:

sin

=

sin

=

sin

sinA

a

=

sinB

b

=

sinC

c

Given

=

132

°

A=132°,

=

28

°

C=28°, and

=

10

b=10, we can plug in these values and solve for

a:

sin

132

°

=

10

sin

sin132°

a

=

sinB

10

First, we need to find

B using the fact that the sum of angles in a triangle is

180

°

180°:

=

180

°

=

180

°

132

°

28

°

=

20

°

B=180°−A−C=180°−132°−28°=20°

Now, we can plug in

=

20

°

B=20° and solve for

a:

sin

132

°

=

10

sin

20

°

sin132°

a

=

sin20°

10

Rearranging to solve for

a:

=

10

×

sin

132

°

sin

20

°

a=10×

sin20°

sin132°

Now, we can calculate

a:

10

×

sin

132

°

sin

20

°

10

×

0.866

0.342

10

×

2.535

=

25.35

a≈10×

sin20°

sin132°

≈10×

0.342

0.866

≈10×2.535=25.35

So, the length of side

a is approximately

25.35

25.35 (rounded to the nearest hundredth).