Tham KY's answer to Chua Xiang Ning's Junior College 1 H2 Maths question.

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Pls verify...
You may change the way I presented the working, the DC length... A bit messy...
Chua Xiang Ning
Chua Xiang Ning
7 years ago
So can i use the sine rule to find DC?
Tham KY
Tham KY
7 years ago
We don't know the length of AB and AC, sine rule can't be used...
Chua Xiang Ning
Chua Xiang Ning
7 years ago
But i find the angle DAC first. Then i use h/sin(pi/4)+x=DC/sin (pi/4)+x to find DC. Can it be accepted?
Tham KY
Tham KY
7 years ago
I know your mistakes now :
1) the x is part of the angle, it cannot be put outside of the sine, sin(pi/4 +x) should be the right way to write
2) the remaining angle DAC is pi/2 - (pi/4 + x) = pi/4 - x, the way you write is wrong

You can use sine rule in this case, then use sin(A+/-B) expansion to expand sin(pi/4+x) and sin(pi/4-x)...
Chua Xiang Ning
Chua Xiang Ning
7 years ago
I expand already and i use the small angle approximation, but i can't still work out the working
Tham KY
Tham KY
7 years ago
I attached another photo, which uses your sine rule, it goes back to the same working, you check the photo...
Or you attached your working, I check your working...