Law of Sines and Cosines
This page presents the fundamental equations and concepts related to the law of sines and cosines, which are crucial for solving triangular problems in trigonometry. The page is divided into several sections, each focusing on different aspects of these theorems.
At the top of the page, we see the title "TWIERDZENIE SINUSÓW" (Law of Sines in Polish), indicating that this is a key focus of the content. The page then presents various formulas and equations related to both the law of sines and the law of cosines.
Definition: The law of sines states that the ratio of the sine of an angle to the length of the opposite side is constant for all three angles of a triangle.
The law of sines is represented by the equation:
a/sin A = b/sin B = c/sin C = 2R
Where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides of the triangle, A, B, and C are the angles opposite to these sides respectively, and R is the radius of the circumscribed circle of the triangle.
Highlight: The law of sines is particularly useful when solving triangles where you know two angles and one side, or two sides and an angle opposite one of them.
The page also presents the law of cosines, which is given by the following equations:
a² = b² + c² - 2bc cos A
b² = a² + c² - 2ac cos B
c² = a² + b² - 2ab cos C
Example: To use the law of cosines, you might be given two sides of a triangle and the angle between them, and need to find the third side.
The page includes additional trigonometric relationships, such as:
sin x / cos x = tg x
1 / tg x = ctg x
These relationships are useful for converting between different trigonometric functions.
Vocabulary:
- Sinus: Sine
- Cosinus: Cosine
- Tangens (tg): Tangent
- Cotangens (ctg): Cotangent
At the bottom of the page, there's a diagram of a triangle labeled with sides a, b, c and angles A, B, C, which serves as a visual aid for understanding the application of these theorems.
This comprehensive overview of the Twierdzenie sinusów i cosinusów (law of sines and cosines) provides students with the essential formulas and concepts needed for Twierdzenie sinusów i cosinusów zadania (exercises involving the law of sines and cosines) and prepares them for more advanced Twierdzenie sinusów i cosinusów zadania maturalne (matura exam problems on the law of sines and cosines).
