In △ A B C , a = 3 2 , c = 2 , and 2 a = 2 b sin A , what is b ?
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The equations 2 a = 2 b sin A and a = 3 2 solve to b = sin A 3 .
The area of △ A B C is A △ A B C = 2 1 b c sin A = 2 1 ⋅ sin A 3 ⋅ 2 sin A = 3 .
By Heron's formula the area of △ A B C is also A △ A B C = 4 1 ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) 2 − 2 ( a 4 + b 4 + c 4 ) = 4 1 ( 1 8 + b 2 + 4 ) 2 − 2 ( 3 2 4 + b 4 + 1 6 ) = 3 , which solves to b = 1 0 and b = 3 4 .
Since 2 a = 2 b sin A
By Sine Law that sin A a = sin B b = sin C c = 2 R (R = double the circumradius) 2 sin A = 2 sin B sin A 2 2 = sin B also since ∠ B is inside a triangle mieaning 0 < ∠ B < 2 π ∠ B = π / 4 o r 3 π / 4
By Cosine Law b = a 2 + c 2 − 2 a c cos B b 1 = 1 8 + 4 − 1 2 2 ⋅ 2 1 = 1 0 b 1 = 1 8 + 4 + 1 2 2 ⋅ 2 1 = 3 4
@Kevin Xu , you have made a mistake in this problem .
In △ A B C , ∠ C = 9 0 ∘ , M is the midpoint of B C and sin ∠ B A M = 3 1 . What is sin ∠ B A M ?
Given sin ∠ B A M and solve for sin ∠ B A M . Please amend it.
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Thank you so much for pointing that out. It's been corrected.
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From sine rule ,
sin B b b sin A 2 b sin A ⟹ sin B = sin A a = a sin B = 2 a sin B = 2 a = 2 1
For a triangle, B = 4 5 ∘ and 1 3 5 ∘ . By cosine rule :
b 2 ⟹ b = a 2 + c 2 − 2 a c cos B = 1 8 + 4 − 2 ( 3 2 ) ( 2 ) ( ± 2 1 ) = 2 2 ∓ 1 2 = 1 0 and 3 4