# Thread: trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

1. ## trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

hey there

regarding this problem

i know that i can use the cosine law and then the sine law to investigate whether the other ange must be 45 or not,,
but it takes alot of time and i kinda don't have that much time to solve a problem!!

i don't know if am overlooking other way of doing it??

2. ## Re: trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

I assume you are trying to show if this is true or false. You will have to use the cosine rule then the sine rule but to save yourself a bit of work think about whether the angle $\frac{\pi}{4}$ will be opposite the side with length 4 or 8.

3. ## Re: trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

You can solve this without the law of cosines if you note that 180 - 60 - 45 = 75 and 75 - 30 = 45.

4. ## Re: trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

emakarov,, i didn't really get how could that help me,,

may you please eleborate on that??

5. ## Re: trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

Let angle A be 60, AB = 4 and AC = 8. If angle C is 45, then angle B is 75. Draw the altitude BH. Then angle CBH is 45, i.e., BH = HC. Can you finish?

6. ## Re: trigonometry !! a very tricky trick

I understand the problem like this:

one side = 4