Semi- Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics

Educational Objectives

To define and compute oblique triangles using the law of sines

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students with 85% mastery of the subject must be able
to:
a. define oblique triangles;
b. differentiate an acute and an obtuse triangle
c. define law of sines; and
d. solve an oblique triangle using law of sines..
II. Subject Matters
a. Topic: law of sines
b. Reference:
Kalin, R. & Corbit M.K. (1995). Prentice Hall Geometry 2/F Team
Pacific Bldg, 14 P. Antonio St., Bgy. Ugong 1604 Pasig City, ANVIL
Publishing Inc.
c. Materials: laptop, projector, chalk
III. Procedures
A. Preliminary Activities
o Prayer
o Greetings
o Checking of Attendance
B. Activity(Motivation)

Find the missing angle/s and identify whether the triangle is acute,
obtuse or neither.

45°
40°

45° 30° 65°

35°
C. Analysis
1. How was the activity?
2. Is it easy to identify the triangles?
 3. How about we try to solve the missing parts of this triangle?
D. Abstraction
Law of Sines
For any triangle ABC, where a, b, and c are the lengths of the
sides opposite the angles with measures A, B, and C, respectively,
sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
= = or = =
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶

Example 1.
𝑨

42°
𝑏 𝑐

70°
𝑪 𝑩
6

SAA CASE. GIVEN: two angles and one side

sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶

= =
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
sin 42° sin 𝐵 sin 70° 𝑠𝑖𝑛42° sin 𝐵 sin 70°
= = = =
6 𝑏 𝑐 6 𝑏 8.43
sin 42° sin 70° ∠𝐵 = 180 − (∠𝐴 + ∠𝐵)
=
6 𝑐
∠𝐵 = 180 − (42 + 70)
sin 42° sin 70°
=
6 𝑐 ∠𝐵 = 180 − (112)

𝑐(𝑠𝑖𝑛42°) = 6(𝑠𝑖𝑛70°) ∠𝑩 = 𝟔𝟖°

*Cross multiplication
𝑠𝑖𝑛42° sin 68 sin 70°
6(sin 70°) = =
c= 6 𝑏 8
𝑠𝑖𝑛42°
sin 42° sin 68°
c = 8.43 =
6 𝑏

b(𝑠𝑖𝑛42°) = 6(𝑠𝑖𝑛68°)
*Cross multiplication
6(sin 68°)
b= 𝑠𝑖𝑛42°

b = 8.31
𝑠𝑖𝑛42° sin 68 sin 70°
= =
6 8.31 8.43
 Example 2.

𝑏 𝑐

40° 60°
𝑪 𝑩
7
ASA CASE. GIVEN: two angles and one included side

sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶

= =
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
sin 𝐴 sin 60° sin 40° sin 80° sin 40°
= = =
7 𝑏 𝐶 7 𝑐

∠𝑨 = 𝟖𝟎° c(𝑠𝑖𝑛80°) = 7(𝑠𝑖𝑛40°)

sin 80 sin 60° sin 40° c=

7(sin 40°)
= = 𝑠𝑖𝑛80°
7 𝑏 𝑐
sin 80° sin 60° c = 𝟒. 𝟓𝟕
=
7 𝑏
sin 80° sin 60°
=
7 𝑏

b(𝑠𝑖𝑛80°) = 7(𝑠𝑖𝑛60°)
7(sin 60°)
b=
𝑠𝑖𝑛80°

b = 𝟔. 𝟏𝟔
sin 80° sin 60° sin 40°
= =
7 6.16 4.57
E. Application
Three towers are about to destroy by a team so that they could
win the match. The angle made by each tower is given on the figure. If
the distance between tower A and B which is represented by c is 10 m,
how far is the tower B from tower C?
IV. Evaluation
Find the value of b from the given triangle using the law of sines.
𝑨

50°
𝑏 𝑐

45°
𝑪 𝑩
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V. Assignment
a. Find the value of the missing sides of the given triangle using the law of
sines. 𝑨

68°
𝑏 𝑐

32°
𝑪 𝑩
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b. Advance reading of law of cosine

Prepared by:
Almira D. Pacaña