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Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities

Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities

Book edition 6th
Author(s) Sullivan
Pages 1200 pages
ISBN 9780321795465

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What do you do first if you are asked to solve a triangle and are given one side and two angles?

The first thing you do is find the measure of third angle.

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Step 1. Given Information

The problem is asks what do you do first if you are asked to solve a triangle and

are given one side and two angles.

Step 2. Reason to the answer

When given one side and two angles, the first thing you do is find the measure of third angle.

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