Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - The Law of Cosines - Exercise Set - Page 732: 63

Answer

makes sense

Work Step by Step

This statement makes sense because in a right triangle, the cosine of 90-degrees is zero and the third term in the Law of Cosines will disappear and leave the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem.
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