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514 7 ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN TRIGONOMETRY
48. Surveying. The layout in the figure is used to determine
an inaccessible height h when a baseline din a plane per-
pendicular to h can be established and the angles , , and
can be measured. Show that
h dsin csc ( ) tan
Section 7-2 Law of Cosines
Law of Cosines Derivation
Solving the SAS Case
Solving the SSS Case
If in a triangle two sides and the included angle are given (SAS), or three sides
are given (SSS), the law of sines cannot be used to solve the triangle
neithercase involves an angle and its opposite side (Fig. 1). Both cases can be solved
starting with the law of cosines, which is the subject matter for this section.
(a) SAS case (b) SSS case
Law of Cosines DerivationTheorem 1 states the law of cosines.
LAW OF COSINES
a2 b2 c2 2bc cos
b2 a2 c2 2ac cos
c2 a2 b2 2ab cos
Cases SAS and SSS are most readily solved by starting with the law of
cosines.
All threeequationssayessentiallythe same
thing.
FIGURE 1
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We will establish a2 b2 c2 2bc cos . The other two equations tcan be obtained from this one simply by relabeling the figure. We start by lo
ing a triangle in a rectangular coordinate system. Figure 2 shows three typ
triangles.
For an arbitrary triangle located as in Figure 2, the distance-between-tw
points formula is used to obtain
Square both sides.
(a) (b) (c)
From Figure 2, we note that
b2 h2 k2
Substituting b2 for h2 k2 in equation (1), we obtain
a2 b2 c2 2hc
But
Thus, by replacing h in equation (2) with b cos , we reach our objective:
a2 b2 c2 2bc cos
[Note: If is acute, then cos is positive; if is obtuse, then cos is negati
Solving the SAS Case
For the SAS case, start by using the law of cosines to find the side opposite
given angle. Then use either the law of cosines or the law of sines to find a s
ond angle. Because of the simpler computations, the law of sines will gener
be used to find the second angle.
h bcos
cos h
b
FIGURE 2
Three representative triangles.
h2 2hc c2 k2
a2 (h c)2 k2a
(h
c
)
2
(k
0)
2
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516 7 ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN TRIGONOMETRY
After using the law of cosines to find the side opposite the angle for an
SAS case, the law of sines is used to find a second angle. Figure 2
shows that there are two choices for a second angle.
(A) If the given angle is obtuse, can either of the remaining angles be
obtuse? Explain.
(B) If the given angle is acute, then one of the remaining angles may ormay not be obtuse. Explain why choosing the angle opposite the
shorter side guarantees the selection of an acute angle.
(C) Starting with (sin )/a (sin )/b, show that
(3)
(D) Explain why equation (3) gives us the correct angle only if isacute.
The preceding discussion leads to the following strategy for solving the SAS
case:
STRATEGY FOR SOLVING THE SAS CASE
Step Find Method
1 Side opposite given angle Law of cosines
2 Second angle Law of sines
(Find the angle opposite
the shorter of the two given
sides
this angle willalways be acute.)
3 Third angle Subtract the sum of the measures
of the given angle and the angle
found in step 2 from 180.
Solving the SAS Case
Solve the triangle in Figure 3.
FIGURE 3
E X A M P L E
1
sin1asin b
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7-2 Law of Cosines
S o l u t i o n
Solve for b Use the law of cosines:
Solve for b.
Solve for Since side c is shorter than side a, must be acute, and the law of sines is uto solve for .
Solve for sin .
Solve for .
Solve for 180 ( )
180 (32.4 35.4) 112.2
Solve the triangle with 77.5, b 10.4 feet, and c 17.7 feet.
Solving the SSS Case
Starting with three sides of a triangle, the problem is to find the three angles. S
sequent calculations are simplified if we solve for the obtuse angle first, if p
ent. The law of cosines is used for this purpose. A second angle, which mus
acute, can be found using either law, although computations are usually simp
with the law of sines.
(A) Starting with a2 b2 c2 2bc cos , show that
(4
(B) Does equation (4) give us the correct angle irrespective ofwhether is acute or obtuse? Explain.
cos1a2 b2 c2
2bc
M A T C H E D P R O B L E M
1
35.4
sin16.45 sin 32.45.96
Since is acute, the inverse sine
function gives us directly. sin1
csin
b
sin csin
b
sin
c
sin
b
5.96 cm
(10.3)2 (6.45)2 2(10.3)(6.45) cos 32.4
ba2 c2 2accos
b2 a2 c2 2accos
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518 7 ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN TRIGONOMETRY
The preceding discussion leads to the following strategy for solving the SSS
case:
STRATEGY FOR SOLVING THE SSS CASE
Step Find Method
1 Angle opposite longest Law of cosines
side
this will take care ofan obtuse angle, if present.
2 Either of the remaining Law of sines
angles, which will be acute.
(Why?)
3 Third angle Subtract the sum of the measures
of the angles found in steps 1 and
2 from 180.
Solving the SSS Case
Solve the triangle with a 27.3 meters, b 17.8 meters, and c 35.2 meters.
S o l u t i o n Three sides of the triangle are given and we are to find the three angles. This is
the SSS case.
Sketch the triangle (Fig. 4) and use the law of cosines to find the largest angle,
then use the law of sines to find one of the two remaining acute angles.
Since is the largest angle, we solve for it first using the law of cosines.
Solve for
Solve for cos .
Solve for .
Solve for We now solve for either or , using the law of sines. We choose .
100.5
cos1(27.3)2
(17.8)2
(35.2)2
2(27.3)(17.8)
cos1a2 b2 c2
2ab
cos a
2 b2 c2
2ab
c2 a2 b2 2abcos
FIGURE 4
E X A M P L E
2
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Solve for sin .
Solve for .
is acute.
Solve for 180
180 ( )
180 (49.7 100.5)
29.8
Solve the triangle with a 1.25 yards, b 2.05 yards, and c 1.52 yards
Finding the Side of a Regular Polygon
If a seven-sided regular polygon is inscribed in a circle of radius 22.8 c
timeters, find the length of one side of the polygon.
S o l u t i o n Sketch a figure (Fig. 5) and use the law of cosines.
If an 11-sided regular polygon is inscribed in a circle with radius 4.63 inches, fi
the length of one side of the polygon.M A T C H E D P R O B L E M
3
19.8 centimeters
d
2(22.8)
2
2(22.8)2
cos
360
7
d2 22.82 22.82 2(22.8)(22.8) cos360
7
FIGURE 5
E X A M P L E
3
M A T C H E D P R O B L E M
2
49.7
sin127.3 sin 100.535.2
sin asin
c
27.3 sin 100.5
35.2
sin
a
sin
c
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Answers to Matched Prob lems
1. a 18.5 ft, 33.3, 69.2 2. 37.4, 95.0, 47.6 3. 2.61 inches
EXERCISE 7-2
The labeling in the figure below is the convention we will
follow in this exercise set. Your answers to some problems maydiffer slightly from those in the book, depending on the order
in which you solve for the sides and angles of a given triangle.
A
1. Referring to the figure above, if 47.3, b 11.7 cen-timeters, and c 6.04 centimeters, which of the two an-
gles, or , can you say for certain is acute and why?
2. Referring to the figure above, if 93.5, b 5.34
inches, and c 8.77 inches, which of the two angles, or
, can you say for certain is acute and why?
Solve each triangle in Problems 36.
3. 71.2, b 5.32 yards, c 5.03 yards
4. 57.3, a 6.08 centimeters, c 5.25 centimeters
5. 12020, a 5.73 millimeters, b 10.2 millimeters
6. 13550, b 8.44 inches, c 20.3 inches
B
7. Referring to the figure at the beginning of the exercise set,
if a 13.5 feet, b 20.8 feet, and c 8.09 feet, then, if
the triangle has an obtuse angle, which angle must it be
and why?
8. Suppose you are told that a triangle has sides a 12.5
centimeters, b 25.3 centimeters, and c 10.7 centime-
ters. Explain why the triangle has no solution.
Solve each triangle in Problems 912 if the triangle has a
solution. Use decimal degrees for angle measure.
9. a 4.00 meters, b 10.2 meters, c 9.05 meters
10. a 10.5 miles, b 20.7 miles, c 12.2 miles
11. a 6.00 kilometers, b 5.30 kilometers, c 5.52
kilometers
12. a 31.5 meters, b 29.4 meters, c 33.7 meters
Problems 13
26 represent a variety of problems involvingboth the law of sines and the law of cosines. Solve each
triangle. If a problem does not have a solution, say so.
13. 94.5, 88.3, b 23.7 centimeters
14. 85.6, 97.3, a 14.3 millimeters
15. 104.5, a 17.2 inches, c 11.7 inches
16. 27.3, a 13.7 yards, c 20.1 yards
17. 57.2, 112.0, c 24.8 meters
18. 132.4, 17.3, b 67.6 kilometers
19. 38.4, a 11.5 inches, b 14.0 inches
20. 66.4, b 25.5 meters, c 25.5 meters
21. a 32.9 meters, b 42.4 meters, c 20.4 meters
22. a 10.5 centimeters, b 5.23 centimeters, c 8.66
centimeters
23. 58.4, b 7.23 meters, c 6.54 meters
24. 46.7, a 18.1 meters, b 22.6 meters
25. 39.8, a 12.5 inches, b 7.31 inches
26. 47.9, b 35.2 inches, c 25.5 inches
C
27. Show, using the law of cosines, that if 90, then
c2 a2 b2 (the Pythagorean theorem).
28. Show, using the law of cosines, that if c2 a2 b2, then
90.
29. Show that for any triangle,
30. Show that for any triangle,
a b cos c cos
APPLICATIONS
31. Surveying. To find the lengthAB of a small lake, a sur-
veyor measured angleACB to be 96,ACto be 91 yards,
a2 b2 c2
2abc
cos
a
cos
b
cos
c
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andBCto be 71 yards. What is the approximate length of
the lake?
32. Surveying. Suppose the figure for this problem represents
the base of a large rock outcropping on a farmers land.
If a surveyor finds ACB 110,AC 85 meters, and
BC 73 meters, what is the approximate length of the
outcropping?
33. Geometry. Find the measure in decimal degrees of a cen-
tral angle subtended by a chord of length 112 millimeters
in a circle of radius 72.8 millimeters.
34. Geometry. Find the measure in decimal degrees of a cen-
tral angle subtended by a chord of length 13.8 feet in a cir-
cle of radius 8.26 feet.
35. Geometry. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram meet at
an angle of 3510 and have lengths of 3 and 8 feet. What
is the length of the shorter diagonal of the parallelogram
(to three significant digits)?
36. Geometry. What is the length of the longer diagonal of
the parallelogram in problem 35 (to three significant
digits)?
37. Navigation. Los Angeles and Las Vegas are approxi-
mately 200 miles apart. A pilot 80 miles from Los Angeles
finds that she is 620 off course relative to her start in Los
Angeles. How far is she from Las Vegas at this time?
(Compute the answer to three significant digits.)
38. Search and Rescue. At noon, two search planes set out
from San Francisco to find a downed plane in the ocean.
PlaneA travels due west at 400 miles per hour, and plane
B flies northwest at 500 miles per hour. At 2 P.M. planeA
spots the survivors of the downed plane and radios planeB
to come and assist in the rescue. How far is plane B from
planeA at this time (to three significant digits)?
39. Geometry. Find the perimeter of a pentagon inscribed in a
circle of radius 12.6 meters.
40. Geometry. Find the perimeter of a nine-sided regular
polygon inscribed in a circle of radius 7.09 centimeters
41. Analytic Geometry. If pointA in the figure has coordi
nates (3, 4) and pointB has coordinates (4, 3), find the
dian measure of angle to three decimal places.
42. Analytic Geometry. If pointA in the figure has coordi
nates (4, 3) and pointB has coordinates (5, 1), find the
dian measure of angle to three decimal places.
43. Engineering. Three circles of radius 2.03, 5.00, and 8.
centimeters are tangent to one another (see the figure).
Find the three angles formed by the lines joining their
ters (to the nearest 10).
44. Engineering. Three circles of radius 2.00, 5.00, and 8.
inches are tangent to each other (see the figure). Find t
three angles formed by the lines joining their centers (t
the nearest 10).
45. Geometry. A rectangular solid has sides as indicated i
the figure. Find CAB to the nearest degree.
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46. Geometry. Referring to the figure, find ACB to the
nearest degree.
47. Space Science. For communications between a space shut-
tle and the White Sands tracking station in southern New
Mexico, two satellites are placed in geostationary orbit,
130 apart relative to the center of the earth, and 22,300
miles above the surface of the earth (see the figure). (A
satellite ingeostationary
orbit remains stationary above afixed point on the surface of the earth.) Radio signals are
sent from the tracking station by way of the satellites to the
shuttle, and vice versa. This system allows the tracking sta-
tion to be in contact with the shuttle over most of the
Earths surface. How far to the nearest 100 miles is one of
the geostationary satellites from the White Sands tracking
station, W? The radius of the earth is 3,964 miles.
48. Space Science. A satellite S, in circular orbit around the
earth, is sighted by a tracking station T(see the figure).
The distance TSis determined by radar to be 1,034 miles,
and the angle of elevation above the horizon is 32.4. How
high is the satellite above the Earth at the time of the
sighting? The radius of the Earth is 3,964 miles.
Section 7-3 Geometric Vectors
Geometric Vectors and Vector Addition
Velocity VectorsForce Vectors
Resolution of Vectors into Vector Components
Many physical quantities, such as length, area, or volume, can be completely spec-
ified by a single real number. Other quantities, such as directed distances, veloc-
ities, and forces, require for their complete specification both a magnitude and a
direction. The former are often called scalar quantities, and the latter are calledvector quantities.
In this section we limit our discussion to the intuitive idea of geometric vec-
tors in a plane. In Section 7-4 we introduce algebraic vectors, a first step in the
generalization of a concept that has far-reaching consequences. Vectors are widelyused in many areas of science and engineering.
Geometric Vectors and Vector Addition
A line segment to which a direction has been assigned is called a directed line
segment. Ageometric vector is a directed line segment and is represented by an
arrow (see Fig. 1). A vector with an initial point O and a terminal point P (the
end with the arrowhead) is denoted by OP. Vectors are also denoted by a bold-