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5.6. Law of Cosines. What you’ll learn about. Deriving the Law of Cosines Solving Triangles (SAS, SSS) Triangle Area and Heron’s Formula Applications … and why The Law of Cosines is an important extension of the Pythagorean theorem, with many applications. Law of Cosines.
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5.6 Law of Cosines
What you’ll learn about • Deriving the Law of Cosines • Solving Triangles (SAS, SSS) • Triangle Area and Heron’s Formula • Applications … and why The Law of Cosines is an important extension of the Pythagorean theorem, with many applications.
Example Using Heron’s Formula Find the area of a triangle with sides 10, 12, 14.
Example Using Heron’s Formula Find the area of a triangle with sides 10, 12, 14.