Law of Sines and Cosines

What is the measure of angle A?

• 58 degrees

• 61 degrees

• 78 degrees

• 74 degrees

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What is the measure of angle A?

• 50 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 78 degrees

• 74 degrees

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Two stakes are holding a small blimp in place. Stake A measures an angle of elevation of 49^o and Stake B measures an angle of elevation of 58^o. If the string attached to Stake A has a length of 148 feet, what is the length of the string attached to Stake B?

• 152.7 feet

• 166.3 feet

• 157.3 feet

• 131.7 feet

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Use the Law of Cosines to find the value of x.  (Level 1)

• 41.7

• 51.7

• 61.7

• 71.7

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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 is the bird from Amanda?

• 25.23

• 23.19

• 22.15

• 20.85

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines

• Law of Cosines

• Law of the Jungle

• Law of Gravity

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Which Law would you use?

• Law of Sines

• Law of Cosines

• Law of the Jungle

• Law of Gravity

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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)

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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

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