The Law of Cosines - practice problems - page 3 of 4
The law of cosines is a mathematical formula used in trigonometry that relates the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles. Specifically, it states that in any triangle with sides a, b, and c and angles A, B, and C opposite to those sides, the following equation holds:c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab * cos(C)
where c is the length of the side opposite angle C, a is the length of the side opposite angle A, and b is the length of the side opposite angle B. The formula is also known as "cosine formula" or "cosine rule".
The law of cosines can be used to find the length of a side of a triangle when the lengths of the other two sides and the angle opposite the unknown side are known. It can also be used to find an angle of a triangle when the lengths of all three sides are known.
It is particularly useful in solving triangles that are not right triangles, where the Pythagorean theorem can not be applied.
The law of cosines can also be useful in solving problems involving distance and navigation, like finding the distance between two points on the surface of the earth, or finding the distance between two celestial bodies. It is also used in physics and engineering, such as in calculating the force required to bend a beam of a certain length and material properties.
Direction: Solve each problem carefully and show your solution in each item.
Number of problems found: 67
- Parallelogram
The sides of the parallelogram are 8 cm and 6 cm long, and the diagonals' angle is 60°. What is its area? - Inner angles
The inner angles of the triangle are 30°, 45°, and 105° and its longest side is 10 cm. Calculate the shortest side length, and write the result in cm up to two decimal places. - Loonie
Loonie has three wooden sticks measuring 17 inches, 21 inches, and 25 inches. He lays them down to form a triangle. Find the measure of the angle enclosed by 17 inches and 21 inches. (Express answers to the nearest hundredths) (using the law of cosines) - Cosine
Cosine and sine theorem: Calculate all missing values (sides and angles) of the triangle ABC. a = 20 cm; b = 15 cm; γ = 90°; c =? cm; α =? °; β =? ° - Circular railway
The railway connects in a circular arc the points A, B, and C, whose distances are | AB | = 30 km, AC = 95 km, BC | = 70 km. How long will the track be from A to C? - Determine 81756
The area for shooting training has the shape of a trapezoid, the parallel sides of which are 36m, 21m long, and the remaining sides are 14m, 16m long. Determine the size of the interior angles with a longer base. - Two boats
Two boats are located from a height of 150m above the lake's surface at depth angles of 57° and 39°. Find the distance of both boats if the sighting device and both ships are in a plane perpendicular to the lake's surface. - Two groves
Two groves A B are separated by a forest. Both are visible from the hunting grove C, which is connected to both by direct roads. What will be the length of the projected road from A to B if AC = 5004 m, BC = 2600 m, and angle ABC = 53° 45'? - Parallelogram 5027
Calculate the area of the parallelogram if the side sizes are a = 80, b = 60, and the size of the diagonal angle is 60°. - Aircraft bearing
Two aircraft will depart from the airport simultaneously. The first flight flies with a course of 30°, and the second with a course of 86°. Both fly at 330 km/h. How far apart will they be in 45 minutes of flight? - Magnitudes 64704
The triangle ABC determines the size of the sides a and b and the magnitudes of the interior angles β and γ, given c = 1.86 m, the line on the side c is 2.12 m, and the angle alpha is 40 ° 12 '. - Triangle SAS
Calculate the triangle area and perimeter if the two sides are 105 dm and 68 dm long and angle them clamped is 50 °. - Determine 8202 An observer watches two boats at depth angles of 64° and 48° from the top of the hill, which is 75 m above the lake level. Determine the distance between the boats if both boats and the observer are in the same vertical plane.
- Binibini
Binibini owns a triangular residential lot bounded by two roads intersecting at 70°. The sides of the lot along the road are 62m and 43m, respectively. Find the length of the fence needed to enclose the lot. (express answers to the nearest hundredths) - Airport's 80482
The plane flew from airport m on a course of 132° to airport n, then from n to p on a course of 235°. The distance between the airport's mn is 380 km, np 284 km. What will be the return course to m, and what is the distance between the airport's pm? - Solve 13
Solve the missing dimensions for the following triangle: Triangle ABC: AngleA=43 degrees, b=7.0cm, c=6.0cm Question 1. Angle B with units written as degrees Question 2. Angle C with units written as degrees Question 3. a, rounded to the nearest tenth of a - Inaccessible 69794
Determine the distance between two inaccessible places P, Q, if the distance between two observation points A, B is 2000m and if you know the size of the angles QAB = 52°40''; PBA = 42°01''; PAB = 86°40'' and QBA = 81°15''. The considered locations A, B, - Triangle
Plane coordinates of vertices: K[19, -4] L[9, 13] M[-20, 8] give Triangle KLM. Calculate its area and its interior angles. - Designated 71874
The patrol had started at a designated marching angle (an azimuth) of 13°. After 9 km, the azimuth's angle changed to 62°. The patrol went 10 km in this direction. Find the distance from where the patrol started. - Determine 8133
Determine the distance between two places, M, and N, between which there is an obstacle so that place N is not visible from place M. The angles MAN = 130°, NBM = 109°, and the distances |AM| = 54, |BM| = 60, while the points A, B, and M lie on one straigh
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