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Learning Goal

Part of: Trigonometry5 of 10 skill_area items

Law of Cosines

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What you'll learn

  1. State the Law of Cosines: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab*cos(C)
  2. Apply the Law of Cosines to find a missing side when given two sides and the included angle (SAS)
  3. Apply the Law of Cosines to find a missing angle when given all three sides (SSS)
  4. Explain why the Pythagorean theorem is a special case of the Law of Cosines when C = 90 degrees

Slides

Interactive presentations perfect for visual learners • Interactive presentation

Slide Video

Watch narrated slides play like a video lesson • Narrated slide playback

Exercises

Practice problems to build fluency and understanding • 1 exercises