document.write( "Question 1204641: Assume 𝛼 is opposite side a, 𝛽 is opposite side b, and 𝛾 is opposite side c. Determine whether there is no triangle, one triangle, or two triangles. Then solve each triangle, if possible. Round each answer to the nearest tenth. (If not possible, enter IMPOSSIBLE. Below, enter your answers so that 𝛼1 is smaller than 𝛼2.)
\n" ); document.write( "a = 7,
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\n" ); document.write( "b = 3,
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\n" ); document.write( "𝛽 = 24°
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=+24\"°\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using Law of Cosine, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bc%5E2-2%2Aa%2Ac%2Acos%28beta%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3=sqrt%287%5E2%2Bc%5E2-2%2A7%2Ac%2Acos%2824%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=49%2Bc%5E2-14%2Ac%2Acos%2824%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=49%2Bc%5E2-14%2Ac%2A0.9135454576426\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=49%2Bc%5E2-12.7896c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=49%2Bc%5E2-12.7896c-9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2-12.7896c%2B40=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using quadratic formula and got:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=5.5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"c=7.3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then angle alpha is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"c=5.5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=cos%5E-1%28%28b%5E2%2Bc%5E2-a%5E2%29%2F%282bc%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=cos%5E-1%28%283%5E2%2B5.5%5E2-7%5E2%29%2F%282%2A3%2A5.5%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=107\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " if \"c=7.3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=cos%5E-1%28%283%5E2%2B7.3%5E2-7%5E2%29%2F%282%2A3%2A7.3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=72.3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then angle gamma is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"gamma=180-%2824%2B107%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"gamma=49\"°\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"gamma=180-%2824%2B72.3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"gamma=83.7\"°\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, there are two triangles:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%281%29.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Ba+=+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=5.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=107\"°
\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=+24\"°
\n" ); document.write( "\"gamma=49\"°\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%282%29.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Ba+=+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=7.3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=72.3\"°
\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=+24\"°
\n" ); document.write( "\"gamma=83.7\"°\r
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