Trigonometry For Dummies
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The laws of sines and cosines give you relationships between the lengths of the sides and the trig functions of the angles. These laws are used when you don’t have a right triangle — they work in any triangle. You determine which law to use based on what information you have. In general, the side a lies opposite angle A, the side b is opposite angle B, and side c is opposite angle C.

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Mary Jane Sterling is the author of Algebra I For Dummies and many other For Dummies titles. She has been teaching mathematics at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, for more than 30 years and has loved working with future business executives, physical therapists, teachers, and many others.

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