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Before we use sine law we need to consider if we
can form a triangle with the provided information

Triangle 1 Given LAC 90 b a

a ach
b
h
if a 2h then
A
there exists no possible
triangle

CHECK
EX.LA 45 b 5 a 3
SOH CAH TOA

5
sin 481
5
14 5
55in 481 4
h 3.54 a 3
Therefore no possible
triangle
 a
Triangle 2 Given.LA 290 b a

a h
b
j
ha if a h then
t.tt there exists 1
right
angle triangle

EX.LA 45 b 1 a_
2
CHECK
I
l nI4SI
1 a.ES
2
n
h Ez
i
a
E
145 1
therefore there exists
1 right triangle
Triangle 3 Given LA 290 b a
H
asb
b a
1h
IA 1

if a b there exists 1
possible triangle

EX.LA 50 b 5 a 25

5 25

ie I
CHECK
sin 501

h 55in 500
h 3.83 a 25
therefore there exists 1
possible triangle
Triangle 4 5 Given Ac 90 b a

hialb
i
b

a EE iE
b
I

a is n iiii
if he a lb then there

exists2possibletnangl.am
This is the ambiguous case
of the sine law
 EX Given LA 36 b 8 a 5

5
8 8
n an a

1B 1B

CHECK

sin 367 1
8
4 4.70 a 5 Lb 8
so ambiguous case
1 c
Triangle
angle A B C
7 9
8
n 5 360 7010 73.9

136 a b c
A B
8
5 8.2

single sniff
sn
 81 si 13
sina.a.is n

Sin B 85181 4.8.22

18 70.12

2
Triangle c
a 90
angle
8

IIII 109
5

136
A B A

A B C

left
56 109.9 34.1
4.1 136
a b c
8 4.77
s

180 36 109.90
C 34.1
 Summary ach no possible triangle
a h 1 possible right triangle
azb 1 possible triangle

healb ambiguous case

2 possible triangles

Ext
a Given LA 380,2 40.6 52
determine the number of triangles
and its sides and angles

A B C
38 53.20 88.80 A B c
or 38 126.80 15.2
a b c
40 sz a b c
64.9
yo 52 17.3
c
I

52 no h no

1380
A B

D sin 38 052
 h 32.01 a 40 b 52
thus we have 2 triangles

Triangle 1
c 90 C
angle 5 20 88.80

52 no a b c
40 52 64.9
1380
A B

1
sipf.sn
sgfI.sn81

Sin B 0 8003
IB LI
53

C 180 A B 88.80
1
c
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64.92
10
Triangle 2
angle 90
9
52 52
no n no

126.8 40
1380 53.2 534 138 B
B
A B A
180 53.2

A B C
38 126.8 15.20

a b c
40 52 17.3

C 180 126 8 38
02
15.20

F 1B

c
Y
17.31
10
b Given LX 73 x 42
y 51
determine the number of triangles
and its sides and angles

No possible triangles
Z CHECK

sin 730
1
42
51 51

In h 515in 730

17 I 48.81
1.14
y
since ch there is
no possible triangles
RECALL LAST CLASS
c Consider Δ ABC such that LA 36
AB 3cm and AC 6cm Solve SABC
B
B C

a b c

A c 3.98 6 3

22 b tc 2b c cos Al
a 62 32 2 6 13 cos 36
2 15.88 12987
3

cos A

costs

6
singe Shad sin B
397
18 62

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