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Law of Cosines Skill 43
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Objective HSG-SRT.7/8: Students are responsible for using Law of Cosines to solve problems.
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Law of Cosines B c π A C b π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π¨
π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π© π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ πͺ
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Example 1; Using Law of Cosines (SAS)
a) In βπ΄π΅πΆ, πβ π΅=44, π΄π΅=10, and π΅πΆ=22, find π΄πΆ. A C B π ππ ππΒ° ππ π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π© π π = ππ π + ππ π βπ ππ ππ πππ ππ π π =πππ+πππβπππ πππ ππ π π =πππ.ππ π= πππ.ππ βππ.π
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Example 1; Using Law of Cosines (SAS)
b) In βπππΏ, πβ πΏ=104, ππΏ=48, and πΏπ=29, find ππ. M N L π ππ ππ πππΒ° π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π³ π π = ππ π + ππ π βπ ππ ππ πππ πππ π π =ππππβππππ πππ πππ π π =ππππ.ππ π= ππππ.ππ βππ.π
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Example 2; Using Law of Cosines (SSS)
a) In βπππ, ππ=4.4, ππ=7.1, and ππ=6.7, find πβ π. U V T π.π π.π π½ π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π½ π.π π.π π = π.π π + π.π π βπ π.π π.π πππ π½ ππ.ππ=ππ.ππ+ππ.ππβππ.ππ πππ π½ βππ.ππ=βππ.ππ πππ π½ πππ π½ =π.πππππβ¦ π½βππ.πΒ°
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Example 2; Using Law of Cosines (SSS)
b) In βπππ, ππ=4.4, ππ=7.1, and ππ=6.7, find πβ π. U V T π» π.π π.π π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π» π.π π.π π = π.π π + π.π π βπ π.π π.π πππ π» ππ.ππ=ππ.ππ+ππ.ππβππ.ππ πππ π» βππ.ππ=βππ.ππ πππ π» πππ π» =π.ππππβ¦ π»βππ.πΒ°
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Example 3; Using Law of Cosines (SAS)
a) An air traffic controller is tracking a plane 2.1 kilometers due south of the radar tower. A second plane is located 3.5 kilometers from the tower at a heading of N 75α΅ E (75α΅ east of north). To the nearest tenth of a kilometer, how far apart are the two planes? π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ π» π π = π.π π + π.π π βπ π.π π.π πππ πππ π π =ππ.ππ+π.ππβππ.π πππ πππ π π =ππ.ππβππ.π πππ πππ Tower Plane A Plane B North π π =ππ.πππβ¦ π.π ππ ππΒ° π= π¨π΅πΊ πππΒ° βπ.π ππ π π.π ππ π»=πππβππ=πππΒ°
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Example 3; Using Law of Cosines (SAS)
b) You and a friend hike 1.4 miles due west from a campsite. At the same time, two other friends hike 1.9 miles at a heading of S 11α΅ W (11α΅ west of south) from the campsite. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far apart are the two groups? π π = π π + π π βπππ πππ πͺ π π = π.π π + π.π π βπ π.π π.π πππ ππ π π =π.ππ+π.ππβπ.ππ πππ ππ S E W N π π =π.ππβπ.ππ πππ ππ π π =π.ππππβ¦ π.π ππ πͺ π= π¨π΅πΊ π π.π ππ ππΒ° βπ.π ππ π»=ππβππ=ππΒ°
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#43: Law of Cosines Questions? Summarize Notes Homework Quiz
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