How do you solve the triangle given triangleABC, a=8, mangleB=35, mangleC=55ABC,a=8,mB=35,mC=55?

1 Answer
Jun 25, 2018

See below

Explanation:

We know
a=8a=8
hatB=35ˆB=35
hatC=55ˆC=55

Then however hatA+hatB+hatC=180ˆA+ˆB+ˆC=180 then hatA=90ˆA=90

ABC is a right triangle

By sinsin theorem a/sinA=b/sinBasinA=bsinB or 8/1=b/sin3581=bsin35 then

b=8·sin35=4.5886b=8sin35=4.5886

And again with leg c: c/sin55=8/sin90csin55=8sin90 and c=8·sin55=6.5532c=8sin55=6.5532

Or by Pitagorean theorem 8^2=4.5886^2+c^282=4.58862+c2