In triangle , and . Then in degrees is
Pick one
Solution
Square the given equations and add (simplifying with the Pythagorean identity ):
\begin{align*} 9\sin^2 A + 16\cos^2 B + 24 \sin A \cos B & = 36 \\ + 9\cos^2 A + 16\sin^2 B + 24 \sin B \cos A & = 1 \\ \Longrightarrow 25 + 24(\sin A \cos B + \sin B \cos A ) & = 37 \end{align*}
Thus . This is the sine addition identity, so . Thus either .
If , then , and . The first equation implies , which is a contradiction; thus .
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