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Applications of the sine and cosine rules for a quadrilateral

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2021

Radimir Viher ,
Dragutin Viher  and
Helena Koncul
Radimir Viher
Affiliation:
Ilica 180, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia e-mail: [email protected]
Dragutin Viher
Affiliation:
Av. Veeslava Holjevca 36a, 10020 Zagreb, Croatia e-mail: [email protected]
Helena Koncul
Affiliation:
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Kacieva ul. 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia e-mail: [email protected]
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We aim to produce formulae for a quadrilateral which correspond to the sine and cosine rule for a triangle. Subsequently, we apply these results to solve problems involving a quadrilateral.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 105 , Issue 562 , March 2021 , pp. 70 - 77
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© The Mathematical Association 2021

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