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In the triangles below, find the lengths indicated by letters.

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a

22\mathbf{2\sqrt{2}}

b

a=7(2−3)\mathbf{a = 7(2 - \sqrt{3})}

c=7(6−2)\mathbf{c = 7(\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2})}

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Here are the solutions for the triangles:

For both triangles, we will assume that the angles that appear to be right angles in the diagrams are indeed 90∘90^\circ.

Part a· 3 steps

Find BC

Given a triangle ABC with side AB=2AB = 2 and ∠C=45∘\angle C = 45^\circ. We assume ∠A=90∘\angle A = 90^\circ.

  1. Identify the known values and the unknown value.

    We have a right-angled triangle with the side opposite to ∠C\angle C (AB=2AB = 2) and the angle ∠C=45∘\angle C = 45^\circ. We need to find the hypotenuse BCBC.

  2. Apply the sine trigonometric ratio.

    The sine of an angle in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse.

    sin⁡C=oppositehypotenuse=ABBC\sin C = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{AB}{BC}

    Substitute the given values:

    sin⁡45∘=2BC\sin 45^\circ = \frac{2}{BC}
  3. Solve for BC.

    We know that sin⁡45∘=22\sin 45^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}.

    22=2BC\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} = \frac{2}{BC}

    Multiply both sides by 2⋅BC2 \cdot BC:

    BC⋅2=2⋅2BC \cdot \sqrt{2} = 2 \cdot 2 BC⋅2=4BC \cdot \sqrt{2} = 4

    Divide by 2\sqrt{2}:

    BC=42BC = \frac{4}{\sqrt{2}}

    Rationalize the denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 2\sqrt{2}:

    BC=42⋅22=422BC = \frac{4}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{4\sqrt{2}}{2} BC=22BC = 2\sqrt{2}

    The value of BC is 22\boxed{\mathbf{2\sqrt{2}}}.

Part b

a=7(2−3)\mathbf{a = 7(2 - \sqrt{3})}

Find a and c

Given a triangle PQR with side PR=7PR = 7 and ∠Q=75∘\angle Q = 75^\circ. Side PQ=aPQ = a and side QR=cQR = c. We assume ∠P=90∘\angle P = 90^\circ.

  1. Identify the known values and the unknown values.

    We have a right-angled triangle with the side opposite to ∠Q\angle Q (PR=7PR = 7) and the angle ∠Q=75∘\angle Q = 75^\circ. We need to find the adjacent side PQ=aPQ = a and the hypotenuse QR=cQR = c.

  2. Find the third angle, ∠R\angle R.

    The sum of angles in a triangle is 180∘180^\circ.

    ∠R=180∘−∠P−∠Q\angle R = 180^\circ - \angle P - \angle Q ∠R=180∘−90∘−75∘\angle R = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 75^\circ ∠R=15∘\angle R = 15^\circ
  3. Find 'a' (side PQ) using the tangent trigonometric ratio.

    For ∠Q\angle Q, PRPR is the opposite side and PQPQ is the adjacent side.

    tan⁡Q=oppositeadjacent=PRPQ\tan Q = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} = \frac{PR}{PQ}

    Substitute the given values:

    tan⁡75∘=7a\tan 75^\circ = \frac{7}{a} a=7tan⁡75∘a = \frac{7}{\tan 75^\circ}

    We know that tan⁡75∘=2+3\tan 75^\circ = 2 + \sqrt{3}.

    a=72+3a = \frac{7}{2 + \sqrt{3}}

    Rationalize the denominator:

    a=72+3⋅2−32−3=7(2−3)22−(3)2=7(2−3)4−3a = \frac{7}{2 + \sqrt{3}} \cdot \frac{2 - \sqrt{3}}{2 - \sqrt{3}} = \frac{7(2 - \sqrt{3})}{2^2 - (\sqrt{3})^2} = \frac{7(2 - \sqrt{3})}{4 - 3} a=7(2−3)a = 7(2 - \sqrt{3})
  4. Find 'c' (side QR) using the sine trigonometric ratio.

    For ∠Q\angle Q, PRPR is the opposite side and QRQR is the hypotenuse.

    sin⁡Q=oppositehypotenuse=PRQR\sin Q = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{PR}{QR}

    Substitute the given values:

    sin⁡75∘=7c\sin 75^\circ = \frac{7}{c} c=7sin⁡75∘c = \frac{7}{\sin 75^\circ}

    We know that sin⁡75∘=6+24\sin 75^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{2}}{4}.

    c=76+24=286+2c = \frac{7}{\frac{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{2}}{4}} = \frac{28}{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{2}}

    Rationalize the denominator:

    c=286+2⋅6−26−2=28(6−2)(6)2−(2)2=28(6−2)6−2c = \frac{28}{\sqrt{6} + \sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2}} = \frac{28(\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2})}{(\sqrt{6})^2 - (\sqrt{2})^2} = \frac{28(\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2})}{6 - 2} c=28(6−2)4c = \frac{28(\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2})}{4} c=7(6−2)c = 7(\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2})

    The values are a=7(2−3)\boxed{\mathbf{a = 7(2 - \sqrt{3})}} and c=7(6−2)\boxed{\mathbf{c = 7(\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2})}}.

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