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9.2 - 9.3 The Law of Sines and The Law of Cosines In this chapter, we will work with oblique triangles triangles that do NOT contain a right angle. An oblique triangle has either: three acute angles or two acute angles and one obtuse angle 1 Every triangle has 3 sides and 3 angles. To solve a triangle means to find the lengths of its sides and the measures of its angles. To do this, we need to know at least three of these parts, and at least one of them must be a side. 2 Here are the four possible combinations of parts: 1. Two angles and one side (ASA or SAA) 2. Two sides and the angle opposite one of them (SSA) 3. Two sides and the included angle (SAS) 4. Three sides (SSS) 3 Case 1: Two angles and one side (ASA or SAA) 4 Case 2: Two sides and the angle opposite one of them (SSA) 5 Case 3: Two sides and the included angle (SAS) 6 Case 4: Three sides (SSS) 7 C b a B A c The Law of Sines a b c sin A sin B sin C Three equations for the price of one! 8 Solving Case 1: ASA or SAA Give lengths to two decimal places. 9 Solving Case 1: ASA or SAA Give lengths to two decimal places. 10 Solving Case 2: SSA In this case, we are given two sides and an angle opposite. This is called the AMBIGUOUS CASE. That is because it may yield no solution, one solution, or two solutions, depending on the given information. 11 SSA --- The Ambiguous Case 12 If a h b sin A, then side a is not sufficiently long enough to form a triangle. No Triangle 13 If a h b sin A, then side a is just long enough to form a right triangle. One Right Triangle 14 If h b sin A a and a b, two distinct triangles can be formed from the given information. Two Triangles 15 One Triangle If a b, only one triangle can be formed. 16 Give lengths to two decimal places and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 17 Continued from above 18 Give lengths to two decimal places and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 19 Continued from above 20 Give lengths to two decimal places and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 21 Making fairly accurate sketches can help you to determine the number of solutions. 22 Example: Solve ABC where A = 27.6, a =112, and c = 165. Give lengths to two decimal places and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 23 Continued from above 24 To deal with Case 3 (SAS) and Case 4 (SSS), we do not have enough information to use the Law of Sines. So, it is time to call in the Law of Cosines. 25 C b a B A The Law of Cosines c a b c 2bc cos A 2 2 2 b a c 2ac cos B 2 2 2 c a b 2ab cos C 2 2 2 26 Using Law of cosines to Find the Measure of an Angle *To find the angle using Law of Cosines, you will need to solve the Law of Cosines formula for CosA, CosB, or CosC. For example, if you want to find the measure of angle C, you would solve the following equation for CosC: c a b 2ab cos C 2 2 2 2ab cos C a b c 2 2 a b c cos C 2ab 2 2 2 2 To solve for angle C, you would take the cos-1 of both sides. 27 Guidelines for Solving Case 3: SAS When given two sides and the included angle, follow these steps: 1. Use the Law of Cosines to find the third side. 2. Use the Law of Cosines to find one of the remaining angles. You could use the Law of Sines here, but you must be careful due to the ambiguous situation. To keep out of trouble, find the SMALLER of the two remaining angles (It is the one opposite the shorter side.) 3. Find the third angle by subtracting the two known angles from 180. 28 Solving Case 3: SAS Example: Solve ABC where a = 184, b = 125, and C = 27.2. Give length to one decimal place and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 29 Continued from above 30 Solving Case 3: SAS Example: Solve ABC where b = 16.4, c = 10.6, and A = 128.5. Give length to one decimal place and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 31 Continued from above 32 Guidelines for Solving Case 4: SSS When given three sides, follow these steps: 1. Use the Law of Cosines to find the LARGEST ANGLE (opposite the largest side). 2. Use the Law of Sines to find either of the two remaining angles. 3. Find the third angle by subtracting the two known angles from 180. 33 34 Solving Case 4: SSS Example: Solve ABC where a = 128, b = 146, and c = 222. Give angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 35 Continued from above 36 When to use what…… (Let bold red represent the given info) SAS AAS ASA Be careful!! May have 0, 1, or 2 solutions. SSS SSA Use Law of Sines Use Law of Cosines 37 38 Give lengths to two decimal places and angles to nearest tenth of a degree. 39 Continued from above 40 End of Sections 9.2 – 9.3 41