LAW OF SINES AND COSINES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
Solution of triangles and trigonometry applications.
In a triangle ABC, the angles are denoted by the capital letters A, B, C and the lengths of sides opposite to these angles are denoted by a, b, c respectively. See the figure.
In a triangle ABC, the angles are denoted by the capital letters A, B, C and the lengths of sides opposite to these angles are denoted by a, b, c respectively. See the figure.
Some important formulae regarding the sides and angles of a triangle are given as follows:
The law of sines: In any triangle ABC
where R is the radius of the circumcircle of the triangle ABC. R is also known as the circumradius of the triangle.
The law of cosines: In any triangle ABC
Trigonometric ratios of half-angles in terms of the sides
Let 2s = a + b + c, so that s is the semi-perimeter of triangle ABC. Then,
Napier's anology: In any triangle ABC
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