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    Oblique Triangles: Law of Sine Law of Cosine

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    Oblique Triangles can be solved using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines. The Law of Sines relates the ratios of sides to opposite angles, while the Law of Cosines relates sides to included angles. There are different methods depending on what information is known, such as two angles and a side, two sides and an included angle, or all three sides. Sample problems demonstrate solving for unknown sides or angles of oblique triangles in real-world scenarios like finding distances, heights, or lengths using trigonometric relationships.

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    Oblique Triangles: Law of Sine Law of Cosine

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    Oblique Triangles can be solved using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines. The Law of Sines relates the ratios of sides to opposite angles, while the Law of Cosines relates sides to included angles. There are different methods depending on what information is known, such as two angles and a side, two sides and an included angle, or all three sides. Sample problems demonstrate solving for unknown sides or angles of oblique triangles in real-world scenarios like finding distances, heights, or lengths using trigonometric relationships.

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    Trigonometry Oblique Triangles

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    Trigo Oblique

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    Oblique Triangles can be solved using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines. The Law of Sines relates the ratios of sides to opposite angles, while the Law of Cosines relates sides to included angles. There are different methods depending on what information is known, such as two angles and a side, two sides and an included angle, or all three sides. Sample problems demonstrate solving for unknown sides or angles of oblique triangles in real-world scenarios like finding distances, heights, or lengths using trigonometric relationships.

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    Oblique Triangles: Law of Sine Law of Cosine

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    Oblique Triangles can be solved using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines. The Law of Sines relates the ratios of sides to opposite angles, while the Law of Cosines relates sides to included angles. There are different methods depending on what information is known, such as two angles and a side, two sides and an included angle, or all three sides. Sample problems demonstrate solving for unknown sides or angles of oblique triangles in real-world scenarios like finding distances, heights, or lengths using trigonometric relationships.

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    Oblique Triangles

    Law of Sine
    Law of Cosine

    Oblique Triangles
    Right Triangle

    oblique Triangle

    Pythagorean

    Sine Law
    Cosine Law

    Theorem

    SOH CAH TOA

    Sine Law ratio between sine of the Angle


    and its opposite side
    B
    a

    c
    A

    =
    =



    C

    = +
    = +

    = +

    Cosine Law
    B

    c
    A

    How to use sine and cosine law


    two angles and a
    side

    Sine Law
    Oblique
    Triangles

    two sides and an


    angle opposite a
    given side

    Two sides and an


    included angle
    Cosine Law

    Three sides

    Possible solutions to oblique Triangles


    a < b sin A
    a = b sin A
    ab
    b > a > b sin A

    a bsinA
    a>b

    No Solution
    One Solution
    No solution
    Two possible
    solutions
    One Solution
    One Solution

    Example:
    Solve for the parts of the triangle
    1. A = 118
    a = 20
    2. B = 56. 78
    A = 50
    3. a = 8
    b=9
    4.

    X
    12 cm

    b = 17
    a=8
    c = 15

    Sample problem 1:

    A pilot approaching a 10, 000 foot runway


    finds that the angles of depression of the
    ends of the runway are 12 and 15. How far
    is the plane from the nearer end of the
    runway? What is the altitude of the plane
    with respect to the ground?

    Sample problem 2:

    From the top of the building 24 meters


    high, the angle of elevation of a weather
    balloon is 54, and from the bottom of
    the building, the angle is 62. How high
    above the ground is the balloon?

    Sample problem 3:

    Two sides of a triangular plot of


    land have lengths of 425 feet and
    550 feet. The measure of the angle
    between those sides is 44.5. Find
    the perimeter of the plot.

    Sample problem 4:

    A tree top of a hill casts a shadow


    of 20 meters long down the hill. If
    the angle of elevation of the sun is
    75 and the hill is inclined 45,
    find the height of the tree.

    Sample problem 5:
    From the two ends of a tunnel 3200 meters
    long, through the base of the mountain, the
    angles of elevation of the mountain peak
    are 48 and 36 respectively. Find the
    height of the mountain.

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