Which of these triangles can you use the law of cosines to solve for a missing side?

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asked Dec 17, 2020 168k views

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Rich L · Answer 1 · 2020-12-22T18:54:41+0000

Answer:

correct answer is option second

Explanation:

We can apply law of cosines in triangle given in option 2 to determine third side

in this triangle two sides are given as 8 and 12

By applying law of cosines in triangle given in option 2

x^2 = 8^2 + 12^2-2* 8* 12cos(138) ...................(1)

by solving equatin 1 we can determine value of x so option 2 triangle can be use for applying law of cosines to determine for a missing side x