LAW OF

COSINE Teacher

Thelma

lESSON OBJECTIVES
 1.
Illustrate the Law of Cosine
2.
use the Law of Cosine to solve real-life problems.
The LAW OF COSINE product of other sides and
states that the square of cosine angle included
any one side of a triangle between them.
is equal to the difference LAW
between the sum of
squares of the other two OFC
sides and double the
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DERIVATION OF LAW OF
coSINE
LAWOFCOSINE

The Law of Cosines is used

LAWOFCOSINE
1.
in solving triangles when
given two sides and the
included angle ( SAS )
 LAWOFCOSINE

2. The Law of Cosines is used in

LAWOFCOSINE solving triangles
when given
three sides ( SSS )
 EXAMPLE#1

Solve the missing side of the triangle

 PRACTICE#1

Solve the triangle below

 EXAMPLE#2

Solve the missing angle.

PRACTICE#2

Solve the missing angle.

 EXAMPLE#3
Solve the triangle.
PRACTICE#3

Solve the triangle.

APPLICATIONSOFL
AWOFSINEANDCOS
INE
NAVIGATION:
BEARINGOFPOINT
NAVIGATION:
BEARINGOFPOINT
 EXAMPLE#4

An observer in a light house L

at Manila Bay noticed that one
ship A is 10 km away in
 the direction N 42E, while
another ship B is 15km in the
direction N35W. What is the
distance between the two
ships?
PRACTICE#4
Two interisland boats leave the Cebu port
C at the same time. The first boat F
followed a course of S72W at a constant
speed of 20km/hr. The second boat S sails
on a course of S50E at a constant speed
of 15km/hr. After 2 hours, what is the
direct distance x between the two boats.
EXAMPLE#5

Two interisland boats ( A & B) leave

the Manila North Harbor at the same
time. Boat A followed a
course of S30E at a constant speed
of 30km/hr. Boat B sails on a course
of N72E at a constant speed of
40km/hr. After two hours what is the
distance between the two boats?
PRACTICE#5
At 9:00 AM airplane A leaves Manila and
 heads due South at a speed of 400km/hr.
At 10:00 AM, another plane B leaves from
the same airport and travels on a course of
S35E with a speed of 500km/hr. How far
apart are the two planes at 11:00AM?
EXAMPLE#6

A residential lot is in the form

of a triangle whose sides are
115m, 135m and 85m. Find
the measures of the angles at
its corner.
PRACTICE#6
 From a boat at B, a coconut
tree at C on the shore is 70m
away, while an acacia tree at
A, also on the shore, is 100 m
away. If angle C is 80
degrees, what is the distance
between the two trees?