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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
7.2: The Law of Cosines Date: 2/10
For SAS and SSS, use the Law of Cosines.
Standard Form Alternative Form
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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
Directions: Use the Law of Cosines (and possibly the Law of Sines) to solve the
triangle. Round all angle to the nearest degree and all side to the nearest tenth.
Ex 1: Given
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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
Ex 2: Given
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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
Ex 3: Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time on different runways. One
flies north at 400 miles per hour. The other airplane flies on a bearing of
at 350 miles per hour. How far apart will the airplanes be after two hours?
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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
Ex 4: A Major League baseball diamond has four bases forming a square whose
sides measure 90 feet each. The pitcher’s mound is 60.5 feet from home plate
on a line joining home plate and second base. Find the distance from the
pitcher’s mound to first base. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
Ex 5: Given the diagram below. If you are on Island A, on what bearing should you
navigate to go to Island C?
Island C
5 miles 7 miles
Island B
Island A
6 miles
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7.2 Law of Cosines.notebook February 10, 2017
Homework:
pg. 681 #2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 40 – 50(e)
*Draw and label triangles