Triangle Identities
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Triangle Identities
The triangle identities are equations that are true for all triangles (they don't need to have a right angle). For the identities involving right angles triangles see Trigonometric Identities.
Law of Sines
The Law of Sines (also known as The Sine Rule) is:
it can also be this way around:
Law of Cosines
The Law of Cosines (also known as The Cosine Rule) is an extension of the Pythagorean Theorem to any triangle:
which can also be re-arranged to:
Law of Tangents
The Law of Tangents is:
