SOLUTION: I am trying to find the area of a triangle. The equation I set up was {{{ k= (1/2)(18.6)^2 (sin60.5 sin41.3/sin78.2)}}} I tried to use a calculator but got two different answers

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Question 684460: I am trying to find the area of a triangle.
The equation I set up was +k=+%281%2F2%29%2818.6%29%5E2+%28sin60.5+sin41.3%2Fsin78.2%29
I tried to use a calculator but got two different answers and don't know which is right.
First answer = 101.51
2nd= 88.35

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