A triangle has two corners with angles of π12 and π8. If one side of the triangle has a length of 5, what is the largest possible area of the triangle?

1 Answer
Oct 18, 2017

Area of triangle A=s(sa)(sb)(sc)

A=145.1551

Explanation:

Three angles are π12,π8,19π24
asina=bsinb=csinc
5sin(π12)=bsin(π8)=csin(19π24)

b=5sin(π8)sin(π12)=7.3929

c=5sin(19π24)sin(π12)=11.7604

s=a+b+c2=5+7.3928+11.76042=18.273
sa=13.273
sb=10.8801
sc=6.5126

Area of triangle A=s(sa)(sb)(sc)

A=18.27313.27310.88016.5126=145.1551