Trigonometry

Law of Sines

Relates sides and opposite angles in any triangle.

a/sin A = b/sin B = c/sin C

Variables

a,b,c
side lengths
A,B,C
opposite angles

Example

Use for ASA, AAS, or SSA cases

How to use this formula

Identify the known values, keep units consistent, substitute the values into the formula, and calculate carefully. Then check whether the result is reasonable for the original problem.