document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211794>Question 211794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in triangle ABC, A=47 degrees,b=12,c=8.find a to the nearest tenth\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)6.3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)8.7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)8.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)18.4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "in triangle ABC, A=47 degrees, b=12, c=8. find a to the nearest tenth<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)6.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)8.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)8.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)18.4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The standard method of solution is to apply the cosine low\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    a = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28b%5E2+%2B+c%5E2+-+2bc%2Acos%28A%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28b%5E2+%2B+c%5E2+-+2bc%2Acos%28A%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2812%5E2+%2B+8%5E2+-+2%2A12%2A8%2A0.682%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2812%5E2+%2B+8%5E2+-+2%2A12%2A8%2A0.682%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8.778 square units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>ANSWER</U>.  8.8 square units (rounded as requested).\r<BR>\n" );
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