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Law of Sine and Law of Cosine: Trigonometry Topic

The document discusses the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines, which are formulas used to solve for unknown sides and angles of triangles when certain information is given. The Law of Sines is used when the angles and one side of an AAS, ASA, or SSA triangle are given. The Law of Cosines can be used for both SAS and SSS triangles, when two sides and the angle between them or all three sides are known, respectively. Examples are provided to demonstrate solving for unknown parts of triangles using each formula, including multi-step problems involving finding multiple unknowns. Practice problems are also included for readers to work through applying the laws of sines and cosines.

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Law of Sine and Law of Cosine: Trigonometry Topic

The document discusses the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines, which are formulas used to solve for unknown sides and angles of triangles when certain information is given. The Law of Sines is used when the angles and one side of an AAS, ASA, or SSA triangle are given. The Law of Cosines can be used for both SAS and SSS triangles, when two sides and the angle between them or all three sides are known, respectively. Examples are provided to demonstrate solving for unknown parts of triangles using each formula, including multi-step problems involving finding multiple unknowns. Practice problems are also included for readers to work through applying the laws of sines and cosines.

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LAW OF SINE AND Trigonometry

LAW OF COSINE topic


LAW OF SINE
        It is used to solve triangular problems in which the
given information is AAS, ASA or SSA.
LAW OF SINE
FOR WHAT KIND OF TRIANGLE? GENERAL
LAW OF SINE

FOR WHAT GIVEN PARTS?

SSA
LAW OF SINE

WHAT IS THE FORMULA?


LAW OF SINE
LAW OF SINE sin 55°/ 10 = sin C/ 12
sin^{-1}(12*sin 55/ 10) = C
                          C  =  79.41°

55 + B + 79.41 = 180
                     B  =  45.41°

sin 55°/ 10 = sin 45.41°/b


10 * sin 45.41°/ sin 55° = b
                                 b =  8.694
LAW OF SINE
X° =? ,  y = ? ,  z = ?

   
            sin X    =    sin Y    =   sin Z 
              x               y              z   

           X   +   Y   +   Z   =  180

          sin X    =    sin Y  


             x              y      

           sin X    =   sin Z 
              x             z    
LAW OF SINE
X° =? ,  y = ? ,  z = ?
X  +  87  +  42  =  180
                      X = 51            sin X    =    sin Y    =   sin Z
              x               y              z   

  sin 51    =    sin 87              X   +   Y   +   Z   =  180
   18.9              y      
           y  =  18.9 * sin 87  = 24.29           sin X    =    sin Y  
                           sin 51              x              y      

   sin 51    =   sin 42             sin X    =   sin Z 


     18.9             z                   x             z    
            z  =  18.9 * sin 42  = 16.27
                           sin 51
LAW OF COSINES
   It is used to solve problems in general triangles when two consecutive sides and
angle formed between them are given (SAS) or when all three sides (SSS) of the
triangle are given.
LAW OF COSINES
FOR WHAT KIND OF TRIANGLE? GENERAL
LAW OF COSINES
FOR WHAT GIVEN PARTS?

SAS SSS
LAW OF COSINES
LAW OF COSINES
LAW OF COSINES
LAW OF COSINES
Find angle A = ?
       angle B = ?
       angle C = ?
LAW OF COSINES cos (A) = [ b 2 + c 2 - a 2 ] / 2 b c
cos (A) = [ 6 2 + 7 2 - 8 2 ] / 2*6*7
cos (A) =  0.25
        A  = 75.5°
Find angle A = ?
       angle B = ? cos (B) = [ a 2 + c 2 - b 2 ] / 2 a c
       angle C = ?
cos (B) = [ 8 2 + 7 2 - 6 2 ] / 2*8*7
cos (B) = 0.6875
        B  =  46.6

A  +  B  +  C  = 180
75.5° + 46.6° + C = 180
                        C = 57.7°
YOUR TURN

A. FIND MISSING PART

1. C = 75°; A = 55°; b = 8

2. B = 50°; b = 10; c = 20
YOUR TURN
B. FIND MISSING PART:

1. a = 275; b = 400; c= 320

2. c = 4; a = 3; B = 145°


YOUR TURN
C. PROBLEM SOLVING (critical thinking)

1. Two planes, one flying at 430 mph and the other at 320 mph in opposite
directions, left the airport at the same time. Three hours later, they were 1200 miles
apart. What was the measure of the angle between their flight paths?
YOUR TURN
2. An offshore lighthouse is 6km from a coast guard station and 4 km from a hospital
near the shoreline. If the angle formed by light beams to the coast guard station and
the hospital is 145°, what is the distance between the coast guard station and the
hospital?
YOUR TURN
3. A flagpole is tilted at an angle of 7° from the horizontal and towards the sun
(considering that a pole standing straight makes 90°). It casts a shadow of 14
meter when the angle of elevation of the sun 43°. Find the length of the flagpole. 
HOMEWORK: PART 1
1. In triangle VWX: v = 26,  W = 15°53';  X = 89°12'
    Find V, w, x
2. In triangle BCD:  B = 15°30',  c = 12;  b = 5 
     Find C, D, d
3. In triangle DEF: d = 96; e = 73; F = 29°
     Find f, D, E
4. In triangle MNO: m = 61; n = 25; o = 78
     Find M, N, O                                                            note: capital letter = angle
                                                                                            Small caps = side
HOMEWORK: PART 2
1. A flagpole casts a shadow of 43 ft long when the angle of elevation of the sun is
59°. The pole leans 12° from the vertical away from the sun. Find the length of the
flagpole.
2. Three towns, JOY, LOVE and HOPE, are joined by straight roads. The distance
from JOY and LOVE is 16km; from LOVE to HOPE is 8km; and from HOPE to
JOY is 15 km. Find the angle of the roads that meet at LOVE.
3. Two angles of a triangle are 108°15' and 51°1'. The side opposite the smaller angle
is 12 meters. Find the length of the side opposite 51°1'.
END OF LESSON

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