Objectives

At the end of the session, you should be to:

- define oblique triangle

- enumerate the different cases of
oblique triangle
- solve oblique triangle using the
law of sines

9/26/21
OBLIQUE TRIANGLE
Oblique triangle
 Formula - Law of sine

In any triangle, the ratio of the side to the sine of an angle opposite
that side is equal to the ratio of another side to the sine of an angle
opposite that side.
Formula:
Example 1. AAS
Example 2. AAS Given:
A=51.20 a= 23.5
B=80.20 b= 29.7
C=48.60 c= 22.62
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or
c = 23.5 (sin 48.6) c = 29.7 (sin 48.6)
sin (51.2) sin (80.2)
c = 22.62 c = 22.61
 Ambiguous case of oblique triangle

Applicable only SSA case

Condition Read as Number of possible illustration
necessary triangle
for a case

a<h a is less than h 0 or No triangle

exist

a>h a is greater than 1 triangle

or equal to h

b>a>h a is greater than 2 triangles

h and less than b
 Ambiguous case of oblique triangle
Example 1. Given: A=850 a= 45 cm b= 50 cm
C

b= 50
a = 45
h sinB= b (sinA)
850 a
A B
c sinB = 50 (sin 85)
sinØ=opp 45
hyp
B= math error
sin85= h
50 a<h
h= sin 85 (50) Therefore: NO triangle exist
h= 49.81 cm

: NO triangle exist
 Ambiguous case of oblique triangle
Example 2. Given: A=300 a= 20 ft. b= 16 ft.
C

b= 16 a > h
a = 20
h
A 300
B
c
sinØ=opp
hyp
A+B+C= 180
sin30= h 300 +23.580 0+C=1800
16 sinB= b (sinA) C= 126.420
h= sin 30 (16) a c= b (sinC)
h= 8 sinB
sinB = 16 (sin 30)
20 c = 16 (sin 126.42)
1 triangle exist sin 23.58
B= 23.58
c=32.19
 Example 3. Given: B=540 b= 23 ft. c= 28 ft.
A
A
c= 28
b = 23
h
1000 B C a= b (sinA)
B 54 0
800 800 sinC= c (sinB)
C b sinB
a
sinØ=opp sinC= 28 (sin54) a= 23 (sin46)
hyp
23 A+B+C= 180 sin54
sin54= h A =1800 -800 -540
28 C=800 A= 460 a= 20.45
h= sin 54 (28)
h= 22.65

A’ 2 triangles exist
c= 28
b = 23
540 100 0 a’= b (sinA’)
B a’ C’ sinB
a’= 23 (sin26)
A’+B+C’= 180 sin54
A’ =1800 -540 -1000
A’= 260 a’= 12.46
Thank you