Law of Cosines Word Problems

Choose which law you need to solve the problem (DO NOT SOLVE):

• Law of Sines

• Law of Cosines

• Both

• Neither

Choose which law you need to solve the problem (DO NOT SOLVE):

• Law of Sines

• Law of Cosines

• Both

• Neither

Choose which law you need to solve the problem (DO NOT SOLVE):

• Law of Sines

• Law of Cosines

• Both

• Neither

Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines
• Law of Cosines
• Law of the Jungle
• Law of Gravity

Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines
• Law of Cosines
• Law of the Jungle
• Law of Gravity

Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines
• Law of Cosines
• Law of the Jungle
• Law of Gravity

Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines
• Law of Cosines
• Law of the Jungle
• Law of Gravity

What is the measure of angle A?

• 50 degrees
• 60 degrees
• 78 degrees
• 74 degrees

Farmer Chuck Norris needs to enclose a triangular field along a river. One side of fencing is already in place, and Farmer Chuck has 40 feet of fence for the open side. How far away from point A (along the river) can Farmer Chuck put the fence?

• 23.4 feet

• 85.3 feet

• 39.3 feet

• 51.3 feet

Jack is flying his kite.  He runs 100 feet away from his house and lets out 75 feet of string.  The angle of elevation from the ground to the kite is 65 degrees.  How far away is the kite from the house?

• 9285.73 ft
• 96.36 ft
• 24061.81 ft
• 155.12 ft