standard_description: Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles.
problem_activity: Problem 1
The Law of Cosines states that:
Given
$${\triangle ABC}$$
,
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What measurements of a triangle make the most sense to use the Law of Cosines?
Problem 2
For each of the triangles below, would you use the Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, or Pythagorean theorem to find the value of
$$x$$
? Explain your reasoning
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