Answer:
b = 23.3
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we need to determine whether this is a right or non-right triangle.
We know that the sum of all the angles in a triangle must add up to 180, so we can add angles A and B and subtract the sum from 180:
[tex]180-(40+88)=180-128=52[/tex]
The 52 indicates that it is a non-right triangle, so we must rely on either the law of sines or law of cosines to find the measure of b.
Given that we have angle A and its resulting side, a, along with angle B, we can use the law of sines:
[tex]\frac{sin A}{a}=\frac{sin B}{b}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{sin 40}{15}=\frac{sin 88}{b}\\ \\ 15*sin 88=b * sin 40\\\\b=\frac{b*sin 40}{sin 88}\\ \\b=23.3216=23.3[/tex]
