Oblique Triangles

Oblique Triangles are triangle which does

not contain any right triangle.
 Oblique Triangles

Specifically, to solve an oblique triangle, any of the

following four cases must be given.

1. Two angles and any side (AAS or ASA)

2. Two sides and an angle opposite one of them (SSA or
Angle Side Side)
3. Three sides (SSS)
4. Two sides and their included angle (SAS)
 Law of Sines

In any triangle, the sides are proportional to the sines of the opposite angles.

𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶

= = or = =
sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Law of Cosines and Its
Applications

Mathematics 9 Quarter 4:Week 6

 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• illustrate law of cosines.

 Law of Cosines

In triangle ABC, with angles A, B, and C and corresponding opposite sides a, b,

and c,
 Law of Cosines
SAS CASE
Strategies in solving the SAS case
1. To find the measure of the side opposite the given
angle, use the Law of Cosines.

2. To find the measure of a second angle, use the Law

of Sines or the Law of Cosines.

3. To find the measure of the third angle, subtract the

sum of the measures of the given angle and the second
angle from 180⁰.
 Law of Cosines
SAS CASE
Given:
side c = 15
angle B = 110⁰
side a = 10
Find:
side b = ?
angle A = ?
angle C = ?
 Law of Cosines
SSS CASE
Strategies in solving the SSS case
1. To find the measure of one angle, use the Law of
Cosines.

2. To find the measure of either of the remaining

angles, use the Law of Sines or the Law of Cosines.

3. To find the measure of the third angle, subtract the

sum of the measures of the angles obtained in Steps 1
and 2 from 180°.
 Law of Cosines
SSS CASE
Given:
side a = 10
side b = 20
side c = 15
Find:
angle A = ?
angle B = ?
angle C = ?
 What's next?

• Read in advance Week 7 module: Solve Problems

Involving Oblique Triangles
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