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Math Ed 04: Trigonometry
Math Ed 04: Trigonometry
Math Ed 04: Trigonometry
EDUCATION
BICOL UNIVERSITY POLANGUI
CAMPUS
MATH ED 04
TRIGONOMETRY
ACTIVITY 10:
Solving Oblique Triangles: Law of Cosine
MA.FE U. SANDRINO
BSED MATHEMATICS
2
ACTIVITY 10
SOLVING OBLIQUE TRIANGLES: LAW OF COSINE
a2+ c 2−b2
B=co s
−1
[ 2 ac ]
8 2+7 2−62
B=co s
−1
[ 2( 8)(7) ] C=co s−1 [ a2 +b 2−c 2
2 ab ]
B=46.57 ° 82 +6 2−72
C=co s
−1
[ 2(8)(6) ]
C=57.91°
2.
c 2=88.36+ 42.25+80.1632
c 2= √ 210.7732
c 2=14.52
EVALUATION
A. Illustrate the triangle given the following information and solve for the
missing parts:
C
a=4
B= a∙ cos ( B )+ √ c2 −a2 ( sin B )2
b=?
2 2 2
= 4 ∙ cos (75°) + √ 7 −4 ( sin(75 ° ))
75° ≈ 6.87
B
c=7 A
2. a = 8, b = 5, and c = 9
C
b2 +c 2−a 2
a=8
b= 5
A=co s −1
[ 2 bc ]
52+ 92−8 2
A=co s
−1
[ 2(5)(9) ]
A=62.18°
B A
c= 9
a2 +b 2−c 2
C=co s
−1
[ 2 ab ]
a2+ c 2−b2
B=co s
−1
[ 2 ac ] C=co s
−1
[ 82 +52−92
2(8)(5) ]
8 2+ 92−52 C=84.26 °
B=co s
−1
[ 2(8)( 9) ]
B=33.56 °
B. Solve the following problem.
1. Angela, Bea, and Cath are camping in their tents. If the distance between Angela
and Bea is 153 ft, the distance between Angela and Cath is 201 ft., and the
distance between Bea and Cath is 175 ft., what are the angles between Angela,
Bea, and Cath?
Bea
b2 +c 2−a 2
A=co s
−1
[ 2 bc ]
a2+ c 2−b2
A=co s
−1
[
2
201 +153 −175
2( 201)(153)
2 2
]
B=co s
−1
[ 2 ac ]
1752 +1532−2012
A=57.35° B=co s
−1
[ 2(175)(153) ]
B=75.25 °
2 2 2
a +b −c
C=co s−1 [ 2 ab ]
1752 +2012−1532
C=co s
−1
[ 2(175)(201) ]
C=47.4 °
Therefor the angle of Angela’s tent
measures 57.35° , for Bea’s tent
75.25 ° ,∧for Cat h' s tent 47.4 °