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Questions

\(\textbf{1)}\) Find the area of this triangle.

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The area is \(\approx 5.2\) units squared

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\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}ab \sin{(C)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}(4)(3) \sin{(60)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=6 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}= \displaystyle 3\sqrt{3}\approx 5.2\) units squared

 

\(\textbf{2)}\) Find the area of this triangle.

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The area is \(\approx 10.5497 \) units squared

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\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}ab \sin{(C)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}(6)(9) \sin{(23)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=27 \cdot \left(0.39073\right)\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}\approx 10.5497\) units squared

 

\(\textbf{3)}\) Find the area of this triangle.

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The area is \(\approx 11.2763 \) units squared

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\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}ab \sin{(C)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}(3)(8) \sin{(70)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=12 \cdot \left(0.93969\right)\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}\approx 11.2763\) units squared

 

\(\textbf{4)}\) Find the area of this triangle.

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The area is \(= \displaystyle \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4} \approx 1.2990 \) units squared

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\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}ab \sin{(C)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}(1)(3) \sin{(60)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}= \displaystyle \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4} \approx 1.2990\) units squared

 

\(\textbf{5)}\) Find the area of this triangle.

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The area is \(= \displaystyle\frac{15\sqrt{3}}{4} \approx 6.4952 \) units squared

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\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}ab \sin{(C)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{1}{2}(5)(3) \sin{(120)}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}=\frac{15}{2} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Area}= \displaystyle\frac{15\sqrt{3}}{4} \approx 6.4952\) units squared

 

 

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