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8.09 Law of cosines

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Find the length of $a$a using the law of cosines.

Round your answer to two decimal places.

A triangle with its vertices labeled as A, B, and C. The angle at vertex A measures $33^\circ$33°. The side opposite to the $33^\circ$33° angle, side $BC$BC, is labeled $a$a units, indicating its unknown length. Side $AB$AB measures $30$30 units, as shown by the scale line beneath it. Side $AC$AC measures $13$13 units. Side $AB$AB and Side $AC$AC are adjacent to the $33^\circ$33° angle at vertex A.
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Find the length of $a$a using the law of cosines.

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
2min

Find the length of $a$a using the law of cosines.

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
2min

Find the length of $q$q using the law of cosines.

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
2min
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Outcomes

III.G.SRT.10

Prove the laws of sines and cosines and use them to solve problems.

III.G.SRT.11

Understand and apply the law of sines and the law of cosines to find unknown measurements in right and non-right triangles.

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