Question

Describe, in detail, when to use the law of cosines, the law of sines, and the law of sines with the ambiguous case. Provide general guidelines, in your own words, for each law that can be applied to any triangle situation with which you are presented.

Answer 1

Sine, cosine, tangent: there is a hint to know when to use it- soh cah toa

Soh stands for sine= opposite over hypotenuse

Cah stands for cosine= adjacent over hypotenuse

Toa stands for tangent= opposite over adjacent

So depending on which sides you have, you either pick sine, cosine, or tangent.

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