GD 8 Revision Worksheet (Cosine Rule)
GD 8 Revision Worksheet (Cosine Rule)
GD 8 Revision Worksheet (Cosine Rule)
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Revision Worksheet (Cosine Rule)
Cosine Rule
The Cosine Rule is used when we are given two sides and the included angle.
Q1: The diagram shows quadrilateral KLMN. KL = 45 cm, LN = 32cm, angle KLN = 100°
and angle NLM = 67°.
Calculate the length KN.
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Q2: The diagram shows triangle PQR with PQ = 12cm and PR = 17cm. The area of
triangle PQR is 97cm2 and angle QPR is acute. Q
(i) Calculate angle QPR.
R
P 17 cm
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(ii) The midpoint of PQ is X. Use the cosine rule to calculate the length of XR.
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Cosine Rule
The cosine rule is used when we are given three sides
𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 − 𝑎2
0
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴 =
2𝑏𝑐
𝑎2 + 𝑐 2 − 𝑏 2
0
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐵 =
2𝑎𝑐
𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 − 𝑐 2
0
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐶 =
2𝑎𝑏
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Q4: The diagram shows triangle LMN with LM = 12cm, LN = 15cm and MN = 21cm.
Calculate angle LMN.
Show that this rounds to 44.4°, correct to 1 decimal place.
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