Suppose a triangle has to size of lint 42 and 35 and the angles between these 2 sides is 120 which equated should you solve to find the length of the 3rd side of a triangle

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]7\sqrt{91}\ units[/tex] or [tex]66.78\ units[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Applying the law of cosines

[tex]c^{2}=a^{2}+b^{2}-2abcos(C)[/tex]

In this problem we have

[tex]a=42\ units, b=35\ units, C=120\°[/tex]

c is the length of the third side

Substitute

[tex]c^{2}=42^{2}+35^{2}-2(42)(35)cos(120\°)[/tex]

[tex]c^{2}=1,764+1,225-2,940cos(120\°)[/tex]

[tex]c^{2}=4,459[/tex]

[tex]c=\sqrt{4,459}\ units[/tex]

[tex]c=7\sqrt{91}\ units[/tex] or [tex]c=66.78\ units[/tex]