SOLUTION: A buyer is interested in purchasing the triangular lot with vertices LOT, but unfortunately, the marker at point L has been lost. The deed indicates that side TO is 435 feet and si

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Question 1120526: A buyer is interested in purchasing the triangular lot with vertices LOT, but unfortunately, the marker at point L has been lost. The deed indicates that side TO is 435 feet and side LO is 112 feet and that the angle at L is 82.6 degrees. What is the distance from L to T?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
435%2Fsin%2882.6%29=112%2Fsin%28angleOTL%29=%28LT%29%2Fsin%28angleLOT%29

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Draw the triangle and label all the indicated parts. Law of Sines can give two separate but related equations.