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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics

6.5Non-right-angled triangles

Non-right-angled triangles in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 6.5.1Extended: use the sine rule and the cosine rule to find lengths and angles in any triangle, including obtuse angles and the ambiguous case.
  2. 6.5.2Extended: use the formula area = ½ab sin C.

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  • Sine and cosine rules

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Non-right-angled triangles: sample question

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In a triangle you know two sides and the angle between them. Which method finds the third side?

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