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Geometry Difficulty 3.5 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

In triangle ABC, the sides opposite to angles A, B, and C are a, b, and c, respectively. If a=bcosC+33csinBa=b\cos C+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}c\sin B.
(1) Find the value of angle B.
(2) If the area of triangle ABC is S=535\sqrt{3}, and a=5, find the value of b.

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Solution

(1) Given that in triangle ABC, the sides opposite to angles A, B, and C are a, b, and c, respectively, and a=bcosC+33csinBa=b\cos C+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}c\sin B.
Using the sine rule: 2RsinA=2RsinBcosC+332RsinCsinB2R\sin A=2R\sin B\cos C+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}2R\sin C\sin B,
Simplifying, we get: sin(B+C)=sinBcosC+33sinCsinB\sin(B+C)=\sin B\cos C+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\sin C\sin B,
This implies: sinCcosB=33sinCsinB\sin C\cos B=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\sin C\sin B,
Since sinC0\sin C\neq 0,
We get: tanB=3\tan B=\sqrt{3},
Given that 0<B<π0<B<\pi,
We find: B=π3B=\frac{\pi}{3}.

(2) Given that the area of triangle ABC is S=535\sqrt{3},
This implies: 12acsinB=53\frac{1}{2}ac\sin B=5\sqrt{3},
Solving for acac, we get: ac=20ac=20,
Since a=5a=5,
We find: c=4c=4.

Then, applying the cosine rule, we get:
b2=a2+c22accosBb^2=a^2+c^2-2ac\cos B,
Substituting the known values, we get:
b2=25+1620b^2=25+16-20,
Simplifying, we get:
b2=21b^2=21,
Solving for bb, we get: b=21b=\boxed{\sqrt{21}}.

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