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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Law of Sines

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson introduces the Law of Sines for two cases.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Law of Sines Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use the law of sines to calculate unknown angles or sides of a triangle. In order to calculate the unknown values, you must enter 3 known values.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Laws of Sines and Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the bottom of this page from the Georgia State University, you will two real-world applications of the Laws of Sines and Cosines (in the context of velocity vectors.)
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Other

Radford University: Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page states the Law of Sines and provides some interactive graphics that may help you understand the law more clearly.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sixteen problems present practice working with the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution"...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on the Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of Algebra II. The questions test students on the law of sines.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on the Ambiguous Case for the Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of Algebra II. The questions test students on the ambiguous case for the law of sines.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discover Law of Sines

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using Cabri Jr students will be able to visualize the umbiguous case as well as when one cannot create a triangle.
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 2: Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines and examines the law of sines through examples and a video lesson. [2:02]
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Sine and Cosine Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
BBC provides a three part lesson on solving triangles, by using the sine rule and cosine rule.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Law of Cosines

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use Law of Cosines and Law of Sines in different triangle situations.
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Activity
Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: The Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to solving acute and obtuse triangles by using the law of sines, including a derivation of the formula. Includes several pictures and examples.
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Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Sine Law Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here are six problems to solve using the Law of Sines. One of the problems addresses the ambiguous case. Four have detailed solutions; two have answers given only. Notice the link at the bottom that takes you to a Law of Sines calculator...
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Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Sine Law Ambiguous Case Applet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how the ambiguous case of the law of sines arises from the ASS situation and how to solve problems of this type. Definitely use the applet to visualize the two distinct outcomes that are possible and to understand the circumstances...
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Triangle Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
View examples of triangle identities, equations that are true for all triangles: Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and Law of Tangents. Follow links to learn more about the purpose and examples of each identity.
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Lesson Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Working on a Rescue Team Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Your students are part of the Yellowstone National Park rescue team which has just been dispatched to help located a downed plane. How can they effectively use the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines to assist them in finding the plane?...
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trig Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the cosine, sine, and tangent ratios of trigonometry using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will use these ratios to determine a right triangle's unknown side or angle. Be sure to follow the link to the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: General Triangle Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Solve word problems that involve general triangles using trigonometry. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Other

Karl's Calculus Tutor: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Great application of trig and introduction to the trig functions. Also found here are the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines as well as other trig topics to review.
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Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Triangle Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here are five triangle problems to solve using the Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, Pythagorean Theorem, and trigonometry. All problems have detailed written solutions included.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: General Solutions of Triangles

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A summary of when to use the law of cosines or the law of sines to solve triangles.
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Other

Trig Without Tears: Solving Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides a good explanation of how to solve oblique triangles (triangles containing no right angles.) The Law of Cosines section is about halfway of the way down the page.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Determination of Unknown Triangle Measures Given Area

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at triangle problems where you are given the area and must use trigonometry to find unknown sides or angles.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Law of Cosines

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines and uses the law of cosines to find the missing sides and angles of oblique triangles.

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