Can someone tell me how to solve for the angles of a triangle, when all three sides are known, but all angles are un-known..
Any help appreciated.
Don Gryder
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Can someone tell me how to solve for the angles of a triangle, when all three sides are known, but all angles are un-known..
Any help appreciated.
Don Gryder
Let a, b, and c be the lengths of the legs of a triangle opposite angles A, B, and C. Then the law of cosines states
a^2 = b^2+c^2-2bccosA
b^2 = a^2+c^2-2accosB
c^2 = a^2+b^2-2abcosC.
Solving for the cosines yields the equivalent formulas
cosA = (-a^2+b^2+c^2)/(2bc)
cosB = (a^2-b^2+c^2)/(2ac)
cosC = (a^2+b^2-c^2)/(2ab).
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