Law of Sines
Determine how many triangles are possible with the given
measures and find the unknown measures.
1. mA  107, a  42, b  25
2. mB  65, c  19, b  18
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3. Marcy flies her kite at a 45 angle from the ground. The kite string is
approximately 235 feet long. Another person on the other side of the
park tangles his kite with Marcy’s. If the other person is flying his kite at
a 72angle, what is the approximate distance between Marcy and the
other person?
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4. George sails his boat 3.7 miles from the dock at the mainland to Paradise
Island. From Paradise Island, a 72 angle is formed between the dock at
the mainland and Shipwreck Rock. If the distance between Shipwreck
Rock and the dock is 5.6 miles, approximately how far does George need
to sail from Paradise Island to reach Shipwreck Rock?
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