All Common Core: High School - Geometry Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #28 : Apply Laws Of Sines And Cosines: Ccss.Math.Content.Hsg Srt.D.11
To the nearest hundredth, solve where, , , and .
The first step is to create a picture
Since we have 2 angles, we can solve for the 3rd angle easily.
Now we can use the Law of Sines to figure out one side
Recall the Law of Sines
Now plug in 29 for B , 55 for A and 187 for a , and solve for the missing side.
Remember to round to the nearest hundredth.
Now we need to solve for the last side of the triangle.
To solve for this, we can use the Law of Cosines.
Lets recall the Law of Cosines.
Example Question #93 : Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trigonometry
Using the Law of Cosines, solve for . Round to the second decimal place.
We will begin by defining the variables in our equation.
We will let
Next we plug our values into our formulas and solve for .
Example Question #201 : High School: Geometry
Which of the following expressions properly states the Law of Cosines? Use the following triangle for reference.
The Law of Cosines should look similar to a theorem we use quite commonly for right triangles. The Law of Cosines is basically the Pythagorean Theorem, but it has an added argument so that it is true for any and all triangles.
Example Question #202 : High School: Geometry
Which of the following expressions properly states the Law of Sines? Use the following triangle for reference.
The Law of Sines uses ratios of a triangle’s sides and angles to allow us to be able to solve for unknown sides and/or angles. This relationship is true for any triangle.
Example Question #96 : Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trigonometry
Use the Law of Cosine to find the missing side. Round to the second decimal place.
We are able to use our equation from the Law of Cosine . We will start by assigning the values in our figure to the variables in the formula.
We will let:
Now we can plug these values into our formula.
Example Question #97 : Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trigonometry
Using the Law of Sines, solve for and . Round to the second decimal place.
We begin by labeling our sides and angles according the variables in the equation for the Law of Sines:
We will let
We will begin by solving for . From our equation , we will leave out the term to solve for since it is not needed at this time.
(by cross-multiplication)
Now we will solve for . We could use for our relationship, but we can also use .
(by cross-multiplication)
So
Example Question #93 : Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trigonometry
Use the Law of Sines to find the missing side lengths and angles. Round to the second decimal place.
We know for the Law of Sines our equation is . We begin by assigning our values on the figure to variables in the equation.
We will let:
We will begin by solving for side .
Using the Law of Sines we need to solve for and using the relation . We do not know either or . We are able to solve for because we know that the angles of a triangle must add up to 180.
Now we have enough information to solve for using the Law of Sines
Example Question #1 : Circles
Given , and , what is
In order to do this problem, we need to remember the relationship between Circumference's, and Radii. . With this relationship, we can determine what is.
Substitute for the variables given in the question.
Multiply by on each side.
Divide by to get .
Example Question #1 : Circles
Given , and , what is
In order to do this problem, we need to remember the relationship between Circumference's, and Radii. . With this relationship, we can determine what is.
Substitute for the variables given in the question.
Multiply by on each side.
Divide by to get .
Example Question #2 : Circles
Given , and , what is
In order to do this problem, we need to remember the relationship between Circumference's, and Radii. . With this relationship, we can determine what is.
Substitute for the variables given in the question.
Multiply by on each side.
Divide by to get .