This document contains a T-chart comparing the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. [1] The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of non-right triangles when two angles and a side or two sides and an included angle are known. [2] The Law of Cosines is used when a side-side-angle or three side configuration is known or when the Law of Sines cannot be used. [3] An example problem demonstrates using both laws to solve a triangle given side lengths and an included angle.
This document contains a T-chart comparing the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. [1] The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of non-right triangles when two angles and a side or two sides and an included angle are known. [2] The Law of Cosines is used when a side-side-angle or three side configuration is known or when the Law of Sines cannot be used. [3] An example problem demonstrates using both laws to solve a triangle given side lengths and an included angle.
This document contains a T-chart comparing the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. [1] The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of non-right triangles when two angles and a side or two sides and an included angle are known. [2] The Law of Cosines is used when a side-side-angle or three side configuration is known or when the Law of Sines cannot be used. [3] An example problem demonstrates using both laws to solve a triangle given side lengths and an included angle.
This document contains a T-chart comparing the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. [1] The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of non-right triangles when two angles and a side or two sides and an included angle are known. [2] The Law of Cosines is used when a side-side-angle or three side configuration is known or when the Law of Sines cannot be used. [3] An example problem demonstrates using both laws to solve a triangle given side lengths and an included angle.
Name ______Mr Kim________ Date _____3/9/19__________
Law of Sines Law of Cosines
𝒂𝟐 = 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 − 𝟐𝒃𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒔𝑨
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝑨 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝑩 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝑪 𝒃𝟐 = 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒔𝑩
= = 𝒂 𝒃 𝒄 𝒄𝟐 = 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒃𝒄𝒐𝒔𝑪 -The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of triangles that are not right -The Law of Cosines allows us to solve a triangles. triangle when the Law of Sines cannot be used. -The Law of Sines can be used when you -If you know the measures of two sides of a know the measures of two angles and any triangle and their included angle (SAS) or the side of a triangle (AAS or ASA) and when measure of all three sides (SSS), use Law of you know the measures of two sides and an Cosines. angle opposite one of these sides of the triangle (SSA). Example: Given 𝞓𝑨𝑩𝑪 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 = 𝟏𝟏 𝒎, 𝒃 = 𝟓 𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎∠𝑪 = 𝟐𝟎°, Example: Given 𝞓𝑨𝑩𝑪 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎∠𝑨 = 𝟑𝟎°, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔. 𝒎∠𝑩 = 𝟐𝟎° 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 = 𝟒𝟓 𝒎, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔.