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Answer:
(a) 5.82 cm (correctly shown)
(b) 10.53 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The length BC can be found from the law of sines:
BD/sin(C) = BC/sin(D)
BC = BC·sin(C)/sin(D) = (6 cm)sin(48°)/sin(50°) ≈ 5.82 cm
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b) The angle ABD is the sum of the angles shown:
angle ABD = 50° +48° = 98°
We know the lengths BA and BD and the included angle ABD, so we can use the law of cosines to find AD.
AD² = BA² +BD² -2·BA·BD·cos(98°)
AD² ≈ 8² +5.82² -2(8)(5.82)(-0.139173) ≈ 110.8411
AD ≈ √110.8411 ≈ 10.53 . . . . cm
