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CHAPTER 7: APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY AND VECTORS 7.1 OBLIQUE TRIANGLES AND THE LAW OF SINES CONGRUENCE AXIOMS Side-Angle-Side (SAS) If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal, respectively, to two sides and the included angle of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent. Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) If two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal, respectively, to two angles and the included side of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent. Side-Side-Side (SSS) If three sides are equal, respectively, to three sides of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent. OBLIQUE TRIANGLE o An oblique triangle is a triangle that is not a right triangle. DATA REQUIRED FOR SOLVING OBLIQUE TRIANGLES Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 One side and two angles are known (SAA or ASA) Two sides and one angle not included between the two sides are known (SSA). This case may lead to more than one triangle! Two sides and the angle included between the two sides are known (SAS). Three sides are known (SSS) NOTE: If we know three angles of a triangle, we cannot find unique side lengths since AAA only assures us of similarity, not congruence!!! LAW OF SINES o Derivation of the Law of Sines B B c a c h a h A A C b C b h h c sin A c h In triangle BDC, sin C h a sin C a In triangle ADB, sin A This gives us the following: a b c . sin A sin B sin C AREA OF A TRIANGLE (SAS) In any triangle ABC, the area is given by the following formulas: 1 1 1 bc sin A, ab sin C , ac sin B. 2 2 2 7.2 THE AMBIGUOUS CASE OF THE LAW OF SINES 7.3 THE LAW OF COSINES 7.4 VECTORS, OPERATIONS, AND THE DOT PRODUCT