Week 17- Cos Law

This week, I have learned how to find the missing angle or missing length by using cos law.

There are 2 ways to use the cos law.

To find the missing angle, we use : cosC= $a^2+b^2-c^2$ $\div 2ab$

To find the missing length, we use : $c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab$ cos C

Let’s try an example

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We know that angle C is 37, and we are looking for the length C.

Lets write down every thing in the formula.

Length:

$c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab$ cos C

$c^2=11^2+8^2-2(11)(8)$ cos 37

C= 3.9 cm

Lets try another example.

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Angle:

cosC= $a^2+b^2-c^2$ $\div 2ab$

cos X= $6^2+5^2-8^2\div$ 2(6)(5)

X= $6^2+5^2-8^2\div$ 2(6)(5) * cos^-1

X=93

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