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Precalculus

Course: precalculus   >   unit 2.

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  • General triangle word problems

Laws of sines and cosines review

Law of sines, law of cosines, practice set 1: solving triangles using the law of sines, example 1: finding a missing side, example 2: finding a missing angle.

  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6 ‍  
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3 / 5 ‍  
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7 / 4 ‍  
  • a mixed number, like 1   3 / 4 ‍  
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75 ‍  
  • a multiple of pi, like 12   pi ‍   or 2 / 3   pi ‍  

Practice set 2: Solving triangles using the law of cosines

Example 1: finding an angle, example 2: finding a missing side, practice set 3: general triangle word problems, want to join the conversation.

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