Difference between revisions of "Law of sines"

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The law of sines is a basic trigonometric law concerning the relationship between angles and sides on a triangle in a flat plane.  For any triangle having angles alpha, beta and gamma and respective opposite sides of a, b and c:
 
The law of sines is a basic trigonometric law concerning the relationship between angles and sides on a triangle in a flat plane.  For any triangle having angles alpha, beta and gamma and respective opposite sides of a, b and c:
  
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:<big><math>{\frac{a}{\sin  \alpha}}={\frac{b}{\sin  \beta}}={\frac{c}{\sin  \gamma}}
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:<big><math>{\frac{a}{\sin  \alpha}}={\frac{b}{\sin  \beta}}={\frac{c}{\sin  \gamma}}</math>
  
  
 
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Revision as of 08:21, April 27, 2007

The law of sines is a basic trigonometric law concerning the relationship between angles and sides on a triangle in a flat plane. For any triangle having angles alpha, beta and gamma and respective opposite sides of a, b and c: