Law of Sines May 10, 2011

The Law of Sines
Objectives:
1.  To apply the Law of Sines
2.  To develop problem‐solving skills.

The Law of Sines can be used to find missing parts of any triangles!

Law of Sines
In ΔABC: a, b, & c represent
the measures of the sides
opposite the angles with C
measures A, B, & C. b a
THEN:

sin A = sin B = sin C A c B

a b c

The Law of Sines can be used to solve a triangle in the following cases:
Case 1: You know the measure of two angles and any side
of a triangle.
What is looks like:

Case 2: You know the measures of 2 sides and an angle

opposite one of these sides of the triangle.
What is looks like:

HW Law of Sines Wkst 1
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Find b. Round to the nearest tenth.

C
68o 3
37o
A b B

Triangle Area
You can find the area of a triangle by using the follwing:
A = 1/2 ab sinC
where a & b are the lengths of 2 sides and C is the angle
between these two sides.

b
h

C a

Find the area

50o
18

HW Law of Sines Wkst 2
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Find p. Round to the nearest tenth.

Then, find the area of ΔPQR
Q
8
17o 29o
P R

What is the area of ΔLMN if n = 7, l = 9, and

measure of angle N = 43o?

HW Law of Sines Wkst 3
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A house is built on a triangular plot of land. Two sides of the

plot are 160 feet long, and they meet at an angle of 85o. If a
fence is to be placed along the perimeter of the property, how
much fencing materials is needed?

How many square feet of property does the landowner possess?

HW Law of Sines Wkst 4
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HW: Law of Sines Worksheet

HW Law of Sines Wkst 5