PHYSICS F./SCI... W/MOD V.II W/KIT
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Chapter 7, Problem 28P
(II) Use the scalar product to prove the law of cosines for a triangle:
where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and θ is the angle opposite side c.
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