cosine Flashcards
1
Q
finding unknown angle:
A
cos A = b ^2 + c ^2 - a ^2 / 2bc
2
Q
finding an unknown side:
A
a ^2 = b ^2 + c ^2 - 2bc Cos A
3
Q
what’s the ambiguous case?
A
when angle is obtuse - and we are finding it
when we find it, it will be smaller than an obtuse angle so 180 - angle = actual obtuse angle