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The Law of Sines
Objectives:
1. To apply the Law of Sines
2. To develop problem‐solving skills.
The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of any triangles!
Law of Sines
In ΔABC: a, b, & c represent
the measures of the sides
opposite the angles with C
measures A, B, & C. b a
THEN:
The Law of Sines can be used to solve a triangle in the following cases:
Case 1: You know the measure of two angles and any side
of a triangle.
What is looks like:
HW Law of Sines Wkst 1
Law of Sines May 10, 2011
Triangle Area
You can find the area of a triangle by using the follwing:
A = 1/2 ab sinC
where a & b are the lengths of 2 sides and C is the angle
between these two sides.
b
h
C a
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HW Law of Sines Wkst 2
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HW Law of Sines Wkst 4
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HW: Law of Sines Worksheet
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