4 years ago

What happens to the Law of Cosines if the known angle is 90 degrees?

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1 answer:

poizon [28]4 years ago

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Answer:

See below.

Step-by-step explanation:

It transforms to the Pythagoras theorem.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab cos C

If C = 90, cos C = zero so the last term disappears.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab * 0

c^2 = a^2 + b^2.

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