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ERIC Number: EJ464704
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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An Unlawful Use of the Law of Sines.
Stanton, Robert O.
Mathematics Teacher, v86 n2 p164-65 Feb 1993
Presents a problem in which the incorrect application of the Law of Sines leads to an erroneous solution. Demonstrates that the commission of this error by an ophthalmologist using laser trabeculoplasty could lead to patient injury. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computation, Lasers, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Ophthalmology, Optics, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Triangles (Geometry), Trigonometry
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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