Target Mathematics

1.75: Trigonometric equations and geometry

4PM1/1/June/2017 — Question 5 · 8 marks

In triangle ABCABC, AB=10AB=10 cm, BC=7BC=7 cm and angle BAC=40BAC=40^\circ.
(a) Find, in degrees to the nearest 0.10.1^\circ, the two possible sizes of angle ACBACB. (4)
(b) Find, in cm to 3 significant figures, the difference between the two possible lengths of ACAC. (4)