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Hi I am stuck on a maths hwk and I dont understand all 3 parts of the question .
Here is the link to the question and btw it is question 4.
Thanks

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4 a)

cosine rule:
a2=b2+c2- 2bccosA

let's label each angle the letter at each apex of the triangle so angle theta is A and the length opposite angle A is length a.

Applying the cosine rule above:

6^2 = 5^2 + 4^2 - 2*5*4 cos A (which is theta)
36 = 25+16 - 40cos A
36 = 41-40cos A
36-41 = -40cosA
-5 = -40cos A
-5/-40 = cos A
1/8 = cos A

That's your first three marks.

b) If they ask me to show using a trig identity that something's going to have a root in it I instantly think of sin^2 theta + cos^2 theta = 1

We know from part a) that cos theata = 1/8

sin^2 theata + cos^2 theta = 1
sin^2 theta = 1 - cos^2 theta
sin^2 theta = 1 - (1/8)^2
sin^2 theta = 1 - 1/64
sin^2 theta = 63/64
sin theta = sqrt(63/64)
sin theta = sqrt(63)/sqrt(64)

now the sqrt(64) is easy, it's just 8

now sqrt(63) is harder, let's break it down

sqrt(63) = sqrt(9*7) = sqrt(9)*sqrt(7) = 3sqrt(7)

sin theta = 3sqrt(7)/8
Which is what part b says it should be so I'd say that is shown and worthy of the full 3 points.

The area of triangle ABC is really easy.

Area = 0.5 * 4 * 5 * sin theta

now we know that sin theta = 3sqrt(7)/8

4*5 = 20 and 0.5 * 20 = 10

So that's Area = 30 sqrt(7)/ 8

I hope that's worthy of both points.

Hope I helped.

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