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Answer:

a = 15

Step-by-step explanation:

The Law of Cosines

a^2 = 13^2 + 14^2 - 2(13)(14)Cos(67.4)

a^2 = 169 + 196 - (364 * 0.3843)

a^2 = 365 -140

a^2 = 225

a = 15

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For this case, we have by definition the law of cosine states that:

[tex]a = \sqrt {b ^ 2 + c ^ 2-2 (b) (c) * cosine (67.4)}[/tex]

We have to:

[tex]b = 13\\c = 14[/tex]

Substituting:

[tex]a = \sqrt {13 ^ 2 + 14 ^ 2-2 (13) (14) * cosine (67.4)}\\a = \sqrt {169 + 196-364 * 0.38429532}\\a = \sqrt {365-139.8834965}\\a = \sqrt {225.1165035}\\a = 15.00388295[/tex]

Rounding off we have:

[tex]a = 15[/tex]

Answer:

[tex]a = 15[/tex]

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