Sine rule and cosine rule

There are 17 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Sine rule and cosine rule
Calculating with cosines
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Calculating with cosines

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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If I tell you two sides of a right-angled triangle, you can easily work out the third. But what if the angle between the two sides is not a right angle?
Raising The Roof
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Raising The Roof

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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How far should the roof overhang to shade windows from the mid-day sun?
Cubestick
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Cubestick

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Stick some cubes together to make a cuboid. Find two of the angles by as many different methods as you can devise.
Cyclic Triangles
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Cyclic Triangles

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Make and prove a conjecture about the cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in a circle of radius r that has the maximum perimeter and the maximum area.
Xtra
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Xtra

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Find the sides of an equilateral triangle ABC where a trapezium BCPQ is drawn with BP=CQ=2 , PQ=1 and AP+AQ=sqrt7 . Note: there are 2 possible interpretations.
Three by One
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Three by One

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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There are many different methods to solve this geometrical problem - how many can you find?
Hexy-Metry
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Hexy-Metry

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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A hexagon, with sides alternately a and b units in length, is inscribed in a circle. How big is the radius of the circle?
Pythagoras for a Tetrahedron
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Pythagoras for a Tetrahedron

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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In a right-angled tetrahedron prove that the sum of the squares of the areas of the 3 faces in mutually perpendicular planes equals the square of the area of the sloping face. A generalisation of Pythagoras' Theorem.
Darts and Kites
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Darts and Kites

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Explore the geometry of these dart and kite shapes!
30-60-90 Polypuzzle
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30-60-90 Polypuzzle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Re-arrange the pieces of the puzzle to form a rectangle and then to form an equilateral triangle. Calculate the angles and lengths.