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The Law of Cosines February 25, 2010
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Solving Oblique Triangles
Solving a triangle means finding the lengths of all the sides and the measures of all the angles. This problem requires that we know three of the sides or angles.
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The Law of Sines We use the Law of Sines if we know:
Two angles and any side (AAS or ASA) One angle and two sides, where one of the sides is opposite the known angle (SSA)
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Law of Cosines We use the Law of Cosines if we know:
One angle and its two adjacent sides (SAS) All three sides (SSS)
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Questions What about AAA?
On page 612, why are there “Alternative Forms” of the Law of Cosines? Do we really need three equations for the Law of Cosines?
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Homework Page 617, 1 – 7 (odd)
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