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Question from ken, a student: how do you do the steps to this equation. sin14.5/a = sin150/280 the text book answer is 140.21 miles ,but how do the steps? |
Hi Ken,
If you multiply both sides of the equation by 280 you can cancel 280 from the numerator and denominator on the right to get
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Now multiply each side by a and again cancel to get
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Evaluate sin(14.5o) and sin(150o) in the expression
280 × sin(14.5) = a × sin(150)
and solve for a.
Write back if you need more help,
Penny
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