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a)
To find: the length of the longer diagonal of the quadrilateral.
a)
Answer to Problem 35WE
The length of the longer diagonal is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information:
In quadrilateral
Calculation:
Consider the following figure,
The figure shows a quadrilateral
The law of sine is stated in the figure given below.
Because of symmetry the segment
The sum of three angles in a triangle is
This implies that from
Using the law of sine to get,
Simplify further to get,
Therefore, the length of the longer diagonal is
b)
To find: the ratio of
b)
Answer to Problem 35WE
The required ration is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information:
In quadrilateral
Calculation:
Consider the following figure,
The figure shows a quadrilateral
The law of sine is stated in the figure given below.
From the right angles triangle
By the use of Pythagoras Theorem,
So the ratio of
Therefore, the required ration is
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