Law Sines and Cosines

What is the distance across the river? The two sides are 4.15 miles and 5.33 miles. The included angle measure is 37 degrees.

• 2.9 miles

• 3.2 miles

• 3.6 miles

• 3.9 miles

Identify the Law of Sines

• Sin²x + Cos²x =1

• Sin(A)/a = Sin(B)/b = Sin(C)/c

• Sin(A)Sin(B)Sin(C) = 1

• Soh-Cah-Toa

What is the length of side x? x is opposite a 28 degree angle. 14 cm is the side length given.

• 6.57 cm

• 7.05 cm

• 7.44 cm

• 8.33 cm

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the area of this triangle to three decimal places?

• 14.494 meters squared

• 108.184 meters squared

• 54.092 meters squared

• 54.350 meters squared

Identify the Law of Sines

• Sin²x + Cos²x =1

• Sin(A)/a = Sin(B)/b = Sin(C)/c

• Sin(A)Sin(B)Sin(C) = 1

• y=Sin(x)

Amanda and Jamie are standing 25 feet apart and spot a bird in the sky between them. The angle of elevation from Amanda to the bird is 55 degrees, and from Jamie to the bird is 63 degrees. How far away, to 2 decimal places, is the bird from Amanda?

• 25.23 ft

• 23.19 ft

• 22.15 ft

• 20.85 ft

Find m<B to the nearest whole number.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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