Similarity and Trigonometry · Similarity & Trigonometry

Laws of Sines and Cosines

Extending trigonometric principles to solve for missing parts of non-right triangles.

Key Questions

  1. 1When is the Law of Sines insufficient to solve a triangle?
  2. 2How does the Law of Cosines function as a generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem?
  3. 3What determines the number of possible triangles that can be formed from given parts?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.SRT.D.10CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.SRT.D.11
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Similarity and Trigonometry
Period: Similarity & Trigonometry

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