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In the diagram below, we have $AB = 24$ and $\angle ADB =90^\circ$.  If $\sin A = \frac13$ and $\sin C = \frac12$, then what is $BC$?

 

 Jan 19, 2024
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sin A = 1/3

sin A   =  BD  / AB

BD / AB =  1/3

BD / 24 = 1/3

BD = (1/3)(24)  = 8

 

sin C = 1/2

arcsin (1/2)  = 30°  = C

BD =  8

So since triangle  CBD   = 30 -60 - 90

Then BC = 2 BD  =  2  *  8   = 16

 

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 Jan 19, 2024

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