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federico [Proof]
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 Using trigonometry,​ the sides of the green triangle are  Using trigonometry,​ the sides of the green triangle are 
-  * Longest side: a +  * Longest side: **a** 
-  * Side on the left: b . sin θ ; because the sine of θ is opposite divided the hypotenuse, and the opposite is the length of this side. Then, the length of this side is the hypotenuse multiplied by the sine of θ   +  * Side on the left: **b . sin θ** ; because the sine of θ is opposite divided the hypotenuse, and the opposite is the length of this side. Then, the length of this side is the hypotenuse multiplied by the sine of θ   
-  * Side on the right: ​(c - b cos(θ); we must subtract from the length "​c",​ the part of c that is occupied by the red triangle. We know that, in the red triangle, cos θ is the adjacent side divided the hypotenuse. The adjacent is the "​base"​ of the red triangle, and it is cos θ multiplied by the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is b. Then, the base of the red triangle is (cos θ)b. So, the length of the "​base"​ of the green triangle is c - b.cos θ+  * Side on the right: ​***c - b cos(θ)** ; we must subtract from the length "​c",​ the part of c that is occupied by the red triangle. We know that, in the red triangle, cos θ is the adjacent side divided the hypotenuse. The adjacent is the "​base"​ of the red triangle, and it is cos θ multiplied by the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is b. Then, the base of the red triangle is (cos θ)b. So, the length of the "​base"​ of the green triangle is c - b.cos θ
  
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en/proof-of-the-law-of-cosines.txt · Last modified: 2017/07/14 10:47 by federico