Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 10-2 Chapter 10: Applications of Trigonometry; Vectors 10.1The Law of Sines 10.2The Law of Cosines and Area Formulas 10.3Vectors and Their Applications 10.4Trigonometric (Polar) Form of Complex Numbers 10.5Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers 10.6Polar Equations and Graphs 10.7More Parametric Equations

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide The Law of Cosines and Area Formulas SAS or SSS forms a unique triangle Triangle Side Restriction –In any triangle, the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the remaining side.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Derivation of the Law of Cosines Let ABC be any oblique triangle drawn with its vertices labeled as in the figure below. The coordinates of point A become (c cos B, c sin B).

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Derivation of the Law of Cosines Point C has coordinates (a, 0) and AC has length b. This result is one form of the law of cosines. Placing A or C at the origin would have given the same result, but with the variables rearranged.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide The Law of Cosines The Law of Cosines In any triangle ABC, with sides a, b, and c,

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Using the Law of Cosines to Solve a Triangle (SAS) ExampleSolve triangle ABC if A = 42.3°, b = 12.9 meters, and c = 15.4 meters.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Using the Law of Cosines to Solve a Triangle (SAS) B must be the smaller of the two remaining angles since it is opposite the shorter of the two sides b and c. Therefore, it cannot be obtuse. Caution If we had chosen to find C rather than B, we would not have known whether C equals 81.7 ° or its supplement, 98.3 °.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Using the Law of Cosines to Solve a Triangle (SSS) ExampleSolve triangle ABC if a = 9.47 feet, b =15.9 feet, and c = 21.1 feet. Solution We solve for C, the largest angle, first. If cos C < 0, then C will be obtuse.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Using the Law of Cosines to Solve a Triangle (SSS) Verify with either the law of sines or the law of cosines that B  45.1°. Then,

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Summary of Cases with Suggested Procedures Oblique TriangleSuggested Procedure for Solving Case 1: SAA or ASA1.Find the remaining angle using the angle sum formula (A + B + C = 180°). 2.Find the remaining sides using the law of sines. Oblique TriangleSuggested Procedure for Solving Case 2: SSAThis is the ambiguous case; 0, 1, or 2 triangles. 1.Find an angle using the law of sines. 2.Find the remaining angle using the angle sum formula. 3.Find the remaining side using the law of sines. If two triangles exist, repeat steps 2 and 3.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Summary of Cases with Suggested Procedures Oblique TriangleSuggested Procedure for Solving Case 3: SAS1.Find the third side using the law of cosines. 2.Find the smaller of the two remaining angles using the law of sines. 3.Find the remaining angle using the angle sum formula. Oblique TriangleSuggested Procedure for Solving Case 4: SSS1.Find the largest angle using the law of cosines. 2.Find either remaining angle using the law of sines. 3.Find the remaining angle using the angle sum formula.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Area Formulas The law of cosines can be used to derive a formula for the area of a triangle given the lengths of three sides known as Heron’s Formula. Heron’s Formula If a triangle has sides of lengths a, b, and c and if the semiperimeter is Then the area of the triangle is

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Using Heron’s Formula to Find an Area ExampleThe distance “as the crow flies” from Los Angeles to New York is 2451 miles, from New York to Montreal is 331 miles, and from Montreal to Los Angeles is 2427 miles. What is the area of the triangular region having these three cities as vertices? (Ignore the curvature of the earth.) Solution

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Area of a Triangle In any triangle ABC, the area A is given by any of the following: 10.2Area of a Triangle Given SAS The area of any triangle is given by A = ½bh, where b is its base and h is its height.

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide Finding the Area of a Triangle (SAS) ExampleFind the area of triangle ABC in the figure. SolutionWe are given B = 55°, a = 34 feet, and c = 42 feet.