1. for each of the following, draw a picture of the triangle and then find the missing pieces. Remember that capital letters are for angles and lower case for sides.
A= 21
B= 67
C=
a= 18
b=
c=
A= 21
B= 67
C=
a=
b=
c= 18
A=
B=
C=
a= 9
b= 11
c= 18
A= 45
B=
C=
a=
b= 15
c= 19
2. A man is walking along when he comes to a river. the river is slow and easy, and the banks are parallel to each other. The man wants to know how far it is to the other side of the river. He know that his stride is 3 ft and he has the ability to measure angles. How can he figure out how wide the river is without wading in?
3. A surveyor is looking to see how high a hill is. He measures from sea level to the top of the mountain an angle of 12 degrees. He walks 100 ft and measures an angle of 13 degrees to the top of the mountain. How tall is the mountain?
4. Create a scenario where you might find the law of sines or the law of cosines useful. Make it a problem you can hand in to me.
5. As an extra little bonus, here's this cool website: http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/bodyruler_angle/