Two sides and an included angle are known: Use the Law of Cosines to find the remaining side. Known measures: a, b, and y a b Desired measure: c Use c = a? + b? – 2ab cos y

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Two sides and an included angle are known: Use the Law of Cosines to find the
remaining side.
Known measures: a, b, and y
a
b
Desired measure: c
Use c = a? + b? – 2ab cos y
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