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Law of Sines
Law of Sines
notebook November 17, 2022
6.1 Law of Sines
The Law of Sines
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Identify the information you have
37o 5 2 sides and the included angle
3
5
3 2 sides and one of the opposite angles
37o
2 angles and a side.
5 If you have two angles, automatically you have
the third angle. So this situation is always 2
80 o 63o angles and a side
3 angles: Impossible to give
80o one solution. There are an
2 3 angles infinite number of solutions
63o There is not "the" solution.
There can be "a" solution
37o
If you have 2 angles and a side and 2 sides and an opposite angle,
we use the Law of Sines to solve the triangle.
Law of Sines: a = b = c
Sin A Sin B Sin C
Sin A = Sin B = Sin C
a b c
Solve the triangle
A= a=
36o b=
B=
C= c=
48o
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Two important ways to check validity of the anwser
The largest side is always opposite the largest angle
The smallest side is always opposite the smallest angle
The middle side is always opposite the middle angle
Sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle has to
be always greater than the third
A= a=
B= b=
Solve the triangle C= c=
48o
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96o
2 sides and an opposite angle: opposite side is the side opposite the
only given angle, second side is the other side
the given angle is obtuse, greater than 900:
opp. side ≤ other side > no triangle
opp. side > other side > 1 triangle
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Solve the triangle B =114o, c= 12 and b =7
Solve the triangle A =115o, b= 7 and a = 12
a=
A=
b=
B=
c=
C=
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Solve the triangle C =125o, a = 15 and c = 20
Solve the triangle B =95o, c= 15 and b = 15
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the given angle is acute:
opp. side
other side
given angle
THIS IS NOT A REAL HEIGHT, JUST A REFERENCE
LENGTH
the given angle is acute: h= other side * sin (angle)
opp. side < h > no triangle
opp. side = h > one triangle (right triangle)
opp. side > h but less than other side > 2 triangles
opp. side ≥ other side > 1 triangle
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Solve the triangle C=40o , c= 10 and b = 20
Solve the triangle B=30o , b= 10 and c = 20
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Solve the triangle A=25o , a= 10 and b = 20
Solve the triangle B=25o , b= 20 and c = 10
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Solve the triangle B= 55o , a = 4, b = 9
Solve the triangle A= 50o , a = 28 b = 32
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Solve the triangle B= 75o , a = 8, b = 5
Solve the triangle B= 135o , a = 5, b = 8
Solve the triangle B= 30o , a = 8, b = 4
Solve the triangle a = 7 , b = 8, A= 55o
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Find the area of a triangular lot having two sides of lengths 90
meters and 52 meters and an included angle of 102°.
6.2 Law of Cosines
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
If you have 2 sides and the included angle or 3 sides, we use the
Law of Cosines to solve the triangle.
Law of cosines: a2 = b2 + c2 (2bc)(Cos A)
b2 = a2 + c2 (2ac)(Cos B)
c2 = a2 + b2 (2ab)(Cos C)
Solve the triangle A= 50o , c = 8, b = 4
A= a=
B= b=
C= c=
Solve the triangle A= 75o , c = 8, b = 5
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Solve the triangle c= 7 , a = 8, b = 5
Solve the triangle c= 9 , a = 1, b = 5
Solving triangles
2 sides and the included angle > always 1 triangle: Law of Cosines
3 sides: if the sum of any two sides is greater than third side> 1 triangle:
Law of Cosines
2 angles and a side > always 1 triangle: Law of Sines
2 sides and an opposite angle> Law of Sines (ambiguous case)
first what kind of angle we have: obtuse or acute
obtuse:
opp. side ≤ second side > no triangle
opp. side > second side > 1 triangle
acute:
opp. side < h > no triangle
opp. side = h > one triangle (right triangle)
opp. side > h but less than second side > 2 triangles
opp. side ≥ second side > 1 triangle
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Chapter6.12.notebook November 17, 2022
Solve the triangle A= 120o , a = 17 B = 15o
Solve the triangle A= 50o , a = 28 b = 32
Solve the triangle a= 2 , b=4, c = 3
Solve the triangle b= 46, a = 61 , B= 103o
Solve the triangle B= 35o , a = 43, c = 19
Solve the triangle A= 40o , B= 30o a = 4
Solve the triangle B= 55o , a = 4, b = 9
Solve the triangle c = 2 , a = 7, b = 4
Solve the triangle B= 75o , a = 8, b = 5
Solve the triangle B= 135o , a = 5, b = 8
Solve the triangle C= 56o , B= 14o, a = 3
Solve the triangle B= 30o , a = 8, b = 4
Solve the triangle a = 7 , b = 8, A= 55o
5 7
2 4
B D
C
What is AD?
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Find the area of a triangle having sides of lengths a = 43 meters, b
= 53 meters, and c = 72 meters.
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