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    The Law of Sines and Cosines describe relationships between the angles and sides of triangles. The Law of Sines relates the ratios of sines of angles to the lengths of opposite sides. The Law of Cosines relates the lengths of sides to cosine of included angles. Examples show using the laws to find missing side lengths or angles in triangles when given other side lengths or angles. Exercises provide additional triangle problems to solve using the laws.

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    8-6 Study Guide and Intervention

    The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines


    The Law of Sines In any triangle, there is a special relationship between the angles of
    the triangle and the lengths of the sides opposite the angles.
    sin A sin B sin C
    Law of Sines − a
    =− =− c
    b

    Example 1 Find b. Round to the Example 2 Find d. Round to the


    nearest tenth. nearest tenth.
    B By the Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem,
    74° 30 m∠E = 180 - (82 + 40) or 58.
    &
    45°
    C A
    b d
    sin C sin B 82° 40°
    − c =− Law of Sines % '
    b 24
    sin 45° sin 74° sin D sin E
    − =− m∠C = 45, c = 30, m∠B = 74 − =− Law of Sines
    30 b d e
    b sin 45° = 30 sin 74° Cross Products Property sin 82° sin 58°
    −=− m∠D = 82, m∠E = 58,
    d 24
    30 sin 74° e = 24
    b=− Divide each side by sin 45°.
    sin 45° 24 sin 82° = d sin 58° Cross Products Property
    b ≈ 40.8 Use a calculator.
    24 sin 82°
    − =d Divide each side by sin 58°.
    sin 58°
    d ≈ 28.0 Use a calculator.

    Exercises
    Find x. Round to the nearest tenth.

    1. 2. 3.
    20 91°
    12 34°
    x
    52°
    x x 16
    80°

    40° 84°

    4. 5. 12 6.
    25
    x 89° 35°
    x 80° 35 x
    17° 72°

    60°
    NAME DATE PERIOD

    8-6 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

    The Law of Sines and Law of Cosines


    The Law of Cosines Another relationship between the sides and angles of any triangle
    is called the Law of Cosines. You can use the Law of Cosines if you know three sides of a
    triangle or if you know two sides and the included angle of a triangle.
    Let ABC be any triangle with a, b, and c representing the measures of the sides opposite
    Law of Cosines the angles with measures A, B, and C, respectively. Then the following equations are true.
    a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A b2 = a2 - c2 - 2ac cos B c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab cos C

    Example 1 Find c. Round to the nearest tenth.


    c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab cos C Law of Cosines C

    c2 = 122 + 102 - 2(12)(10)cos 48° a = 12, b = 10, m∠C = 48


    10 48° 12
    c = √
    122 + 102 - 2(12)(10)cos 48° Take the square root of each side.
    A c B
    c ≈ 9.1 Use a calculator.

    Example 2 Find m∠A. Round to the nearest degree.


    a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A Law of Cosines C
    7
    72 = 52 + 82 - 2(5)(8) cos A a = 7, b = 5, c = 8
    B
    49 = 25 + 64 - 80 cos A Multiply.
    5
    -40 = -80 cos A Subtract 89 from each side. 8
    1
    − = cos A Divide each side by -80.
    2 A
    1
    cos-1 − =A Use the inverse cosine.
    2
    60° = A Use a calculator.

    Exercises
    Find x. Round angle measures to the nearest degree and side measures to the
    nearest tenth.
    $

    1. $ 2. $ 3. x°

    11 24
    10 18
    14 x
    x°
    #
    12
    " #
    16
    62° #
    12 "
    "
    $
    4. $ 5. $ 6.
    x°
    x
    18 15
    x 20 18
    59° #
    " 28
    82°
    25 # #
    " 15
    "

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