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Geometry and Area Find the area of a parallelogram if the angle between two of thesides is 120 degree and the two sides are 15 inches and 12 inches in length.

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter3: Additional Topics In Trigonometry

Section3.2: Law Of Cosines

Problem 58E

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Geometry and Area Find the area of a parallelogram if the angle between two of the
sides is 120 degree and the two sides are 15 inches and 12 inches in length.

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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