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UNIT 13 · LESSON 1

Why the Law of Cosines Works

Solve triangles when the Pythagorean theorem is not enough.

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This idea has a purpose.

Mathematics becomes much easier when you understand what a tool was designed to accomplish. This lesson will build Why the Law of Cosines Works from the idea itself instead of asking you to memorize a rule first.

Places this kind of mathematics can appear:

engineering
construction
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