Practical applications and Chapter II review
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Compute sin120° · cos60°.
√3/4
2
In a triangle with sides 3, 3, 3√3, how large is the largest angle (degrees)?
120
3
a = 5, b = 5, γ = 90°. What is c²?
50
4
a(−2; 3), b(3; 2). What is a·b?
0
5
Why does the Pythagorean theorem follow from the law of cosines?
At A = 90° we have cosA = 0 and the double-product term disappears.