Just adding on to what Melody said earlier:)
Use the Law of Cosines if you have the three sides of a triangle and no angles.
For any triangle with 3 sides a, b, and c opposite angles A, B, and C:
This page explains different ways to use this law:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trig-cosine-law.html
You use trigonometry.
If there is a right angle it is very simple trig. (Use 'inverse trig' which is 'arc trig' here)
If there is not right angle then you have to use the cosine rule.
Just adding on to what Melody said earlier:)
Use the Law of Cosines if you have the three sides of a triangle and no angles.
For any triangle with 3 sides a, b, and c opposite angles A, B, and C:
This page explains different ways to use this law:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trig-cosine-law.html