Question

Given ABC below, with m C = 115°, a = 6, and b = 8, find the area of the triangle. Round your answer to the nearest tenth and do not include units in your answer.

Answer 1

ANSWER

Area = 21.8

EXPLANATION

Looking at the given triangle closely, you will notice it's a Non-Right Triangle.

Now, to find the area of Non-Right Triangle, we make use of the formula below:

$\text{Area = }\frac{1}{2}ab\text{ sin C}$

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