Find the area of the triangle. Round your answer to one decimal place.

Question

Find the area of the triangle. Round your answer to one decimal place.

B = 54° 30',    a = 62,    c = 33

Answer 1

As we are given 2 sides and the included angle, the easy formula is

A = 1/2 ac sin B = 1/2 * 62 * 33 * sin(54° 30') = 832.8

Note that 30'= 1/2°