Complete the work to determine the value of a.


Use the law of sines: StartFraction sine (uppercase A) Over a EndFraction = StartFraction sine (uppercase B) Over b EndFraction.

Substitute: StartFraction sine (45 degrees) Over a EndFraction = StartFraction sine (77 degrees) Over 8 EndFraction .

Cross multiply: 8sin(45°) = asin(77°).

Solve for a and round to the nearest hundredth:

a ≈

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