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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from MathWorld.com gives a good explanation of the Law of Cosines, which relates the lengths of the legs of a triangle to the angles. This site shows how the formula is derived, along with a triangle to clarify variables. Also...
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Activity
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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Activity
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from the Georgia State University provides a definition of the Law of Cosines. Also includes a "calculator" to help you find side lengths and opposite angles when you are given either three sides or two sides and a third angle.
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Activity
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: The Law of Cosines (Cosine Rule)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Cut The Knot provides an overview of the law of cosines, complete with an explanation of the law and a proof of the law.
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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?...