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Law of Cosines Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on law of cosines. 2 pages, with a worked answer key and a one-page lesson handout. Free to download, no sign-in.

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  1. Find the side named in each triangle ABC.
    a = 9, b = 13, C = 41^\circ; find c.b = 5.5, c = 8.2, A = 104^\circ; find a.a = 17, c = 12, B = 73^\circ; find b.a = 3.6, b = 2.9, C = 148^\circ; find c.
  2. Triangle ABC is placed on the coordinate plane with C at the origin and B = (4, 0) on the positive x-axis.
  3. A laptop is hinged at H.
  4. A triangle has sides 5, 12 and x.
  5. Triangle ABC has a = 9, b = 10 and c = 4.
  6. Priya solves the triangle with a = 7, b = 13 and C = 40^.

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