Taking Charge of Oblique Triangles with the Laws of Sines and Cosines Flashcards

1
Q

Law of Sines:

Is useful when you get three pieces of information involving at least one angle and at least one side directly opposite from it.

1) State the formula!
2) How to solve? What to mind with sin when solving equation?

A

1)
a b c
___ = ___ = ___
sin a sin b sin c

2) Set two of the fractions equal to each other and use cross multiplication. Sin is just a number, so you can p.e. divide it from both sides and so on …

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