A triangle has sides A, B, and C. The angle between sides A and B is pi/3π3 and the angle between sides B and C is pi/12π12. If side B has a length of 7, what is the area of the triangle?

1 Answer
Feb 17, 2018

A_t = (1/2) a b sin C = (1/2) * 1.8756 * 7 * sin (pi/3) = color(red)(5,6851)At=(12)absinC=(12)1.87567sin(π3)=5,6851

Explanation:

b = 7, hatA = pi/12, hatC = pi/3b=7,ˆA=π12,ˆC=π3

:. hatB = pi - pi/12 - pi/3 = (7pi)/12

a = (b * sin A) / sin B = (7 * sin (pi/12)) / sin ((7pi)/12) = 1.8756

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A_t = (1/2) a b sin C = (1/2) * 1.8756 * 7 * sin (pi/3) = color(red)(5,6851)