Intro to Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

Find the length of side AC.

• 12

• 10

• 23

• 14

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Which Law would you use to solve for Angle B?

• Law of the Jungle

• Law of Cosines

• Law of the Gravity

• Law of Sines

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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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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, and from Jamie to the bird is 63.  How far away is the bird from Amanda?

• 25.23

• 23.19

• 22.15

• 20.85

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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

• Soh-Cah-Toa

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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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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

What is the measure of angle A?

• 50 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 78 degrees

• 74 degrees

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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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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

What is the length of side x?

• 130 cm

• 112 cm

• 150 cm

• 105 cm

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What are the possible criteria for the Law of Cosines?

• SSA, SSS

• SSA, ASA

• SSS, SAS

• AAS, ASA

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