The length of side c would be 8.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that,
a = 4
b = 6
cosC = -1/4
If we are given two sides and angle, the law of Cosines can be used to find the third side:
[tex]c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2} - 2ab (cos(c))[/tex]
By inserting the values in the formula, we get
[tex]c^{2} = 4^{2} + 6^{2} - 2.4.6 (-\frac{1}{4} )[/tex]
[tex]c^{2} = 16 + 36 + 12[/tex]
[tex]c^{2} = 64[/tex]
[tex]\sqrt{c^{2} } = \sqrt{64}[/tex]
c = 8.
Therefore, the length of side c would be 8.
