Chapter 6 (6.1 to 6.2) Flashcards
How do you find the area of a triangle given SAS?
1/2 * outer side * outer side * sine of inner angle
What are the two laws of cosines and when do you use either?
Side given SAS- a^2=b^2+c^2-2bccos(a)
Angle given SSS-
Cos A- (b^2+c^2-a^2)/(2bc)
How do you find the area of a triangle given SSS?
S=(a+b+c)/2
Area=square root of s(s-a)(s-b)*(s-c)
What is the law of sines and when do you use it?
Sin A/a = Sin B/b = Sin C/c
ASA, AAS, SSA (0,1,2 triangles)
How do you find the components of a vector given the initial and terminal points?
Terminal x - First x, Terminal y - First y
How do you find the magnitude of a vector?
Square root of x^2 plus y^2 (if given component form)
If the component form of a vector u is u1,u2 what is the component from of 3u?
3u1, 3u2
How do you add vectors given the component form of both? U= 0,3 and V=1,3
How do you add vectors given a picture?
Add the x’s and the y’s (0+1, 3+3 yields 1,6)
Attach the arrow side of one to the point side of another
How do you draw a negative vector?
Same vector but in the opposite direction
How do you find the unit vector given the component form of a vector?
Unit vector = (u1/{{u}}, u2/{{u}}) or the vector divided by its magnitude
How do you check a unit vector?
Make sure its magnitude equals one
What is the standard unit vector for i?
1,0
What is the standard unit vector for j?
0,1
How do you find the linear combination for a given vector?
If v= v1,v2 then the linear combination is v1i, v2j
How do you measure the direction angle?
Start from the x-axis, then move counter-clockwise