Toolkit 107

Law of Sines

asinA=bsinB=csinC\frac{a}{\sin A}=\frac{b}{\sin B}=\frac{c}{\sin C}

Law of Sines

Triangle illustrating the Law of Sines
asinA=bsinB=csinC\frac{a}{\sin A}=\frac{b}{\sin B}=\frac{c}{\sin C}

Proof

Using the area formula of triangle ABC,

[ABC]=12acsinB=12bcsinA.[ABC]=\frac12 ac\sin B=\frac12 bc\sin A.

Therefore,

asinB=bsinA.a\sin B=b\sin A.
asinA=bsinB.\frac{a}{\sin A}=\frac{b}{\sin B}.

Similarly,

asinA=bsinB=csinC.\frac{a}{\sin A}=\frac{b}{\sin B}=\frac{c}{\sin C}.\quad\square