Problem 1: The sides and angles of a right-triangle are labeled in the drawing. While it is definitely a right triangle, do not assume that the side lengths and the angles are drawn to scale. Side length c and angle ß are the only given parameters, and the rest are unknowns. a B b a C
Problem 1: The sides and angles of a right-triangle are labeled in the drawing. While it is definitely a right triangle, do not assume that the side lengths and the angles are drawn to scale. Side length c and angle ß are the only given parameters, and the rest are unknowns. a B b a C
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1: The sides and angles of a right-triangle are labeled in the drawing. While it is definitely a right
triangle, do not assume that the side lengths and the angles are drawn to scale. Side length c and angle ß are the only
given parameters, and the rest are unknowns.
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Part (a) Which of the following provides a simple relationship between c, B, and the unknown a?
The sine function.
cos(a)
cotan(a)
sin(B)
tan(B)
b
Submit
cos(B) (1) 7 8 9
↑^^||4
5 6
sin(a)
tan(a)
*
1 2 3
π
Part (b) Enter a simple expression that uses the relationship chosen in the previous step to solve for the unknown a in terms of the parameters given in the
problem statement.
a = c sin(B)
с
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Part (c) Given c = 8.53 and ß = 26.4°, enter a numeric value for a.
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