law of cosines

English

Noun

law of cosines (uncountable)

1. (trigonometry) A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.

Synonyms

• cosine formula
• cosine law
• cosine rule

Translations

statement

• Danish: cosinusrelationen c
• Finnish: kosinilause
• Hungarian: koszinusztétel (hu)
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• Italian: teorema del coseno m
• Tagalog: kasinwaying batas

See also

• law of sines