Law of Sines and Law of Cosines Flashcards

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What is the Law of Sines?

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For any triangle with side lengths a, b, and c: sinA/a=sinB/b=sinC/c.

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What is the Law of Cosines?

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For any triangle with side lengths a, b, and c:
a^2=b^2+c^2-2bccosA
b^2=a^2+c^2-2accosB
c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcosC

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What can Sine and Cosine be used for?

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They can be used to find angles and sides that are not given.

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