Using the law of sines, the length of side a to the nearest tenth is 58.1 units.
What is law of sines?
Law of sines states that When we divide side a by the sine of angle A it is equal to side b divided by the sine of angle B, and also equal to side c divided by the sine of angle C.
In ΔABC,
∠A=72°
∠B=16°
∠A + ∠B + ∠C = 180° (angle sum property)
72° + 16° + ∠C = 180°
∠C = 180° - (72° + 16°) = 92°
Using sine law, (refer to the figure attached)
[tex]\frac{sin\ A}{a} = \frac{sin\ B}{b} =\frac{sin\ C}{c} \\\\\frac{sin72}{a} = \frac{sin16}{b} = \frac{sin92}{61} \\\\\frac{sin72}{a} =\frac{sin92}{61} \\\\a = sin72 * \frac{61}{sin92} \\\\= 0.9511 * \frac{61}{0.9994} \\\\=58.05193116\\\\= 58.1[/tex]
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