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precalc laws
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| situations for law of sines | AAS and ASA |
| law of sines | a/sinA = b/sinB = c/sinC |
| ambiguous case situations and steps | SSA, draw altitude and find h |
| formula to find h | h = bsinA |
| if angle A is acute | a=h, a<h, a>h and a>-b, a>h and a<b |
| a=h | one right triangle |
| a<h | no triangles |
| a>h and a>-b | one triangle |
| a>h and a<b | two triangles |
| if angle A is obtuse | a<b, a>b |
| a<b | no triangles |
| a>b | one triangle |
| situations for law of cosines | SSS and SAS |
| law of cosines to find a missing side | a2 = b2 +c2 -2bcCosA |
| law of cosines to find a missing angle | cosA = b2 + c2 - a2/ 2bc |
| area of a triangle SAS | A = (1/2)absincC |
| area of a triangle SSS | A = {s (s-a)(s-b)(s-c) |
| semi- perimeter | s = a + b + c /2 |