UNIT IV

MODULE 7: TRIANGLE
TRIGONOMETRY
 Lesson 5: Oblique Triangles

 OBJECTIVE(S):
1. Illustrate the laws of sines and cosines
2. Solve problems involving oblique triangles
Definitions:

 An oblique triangle is a triangle which is

not a right and may either be acute or
obtuse.
 An acute triangle is a triangle whose all
angles are acute
 An obtuse triangle is a triangle with one
obtuse angle.
Activity: Law of Sines

 Follow the procedure below.

1. Draw triangle ABC where A is
obtuse. Label the sides using small
letter of their opposite angles.
2. Extend segment AC. Construct an
altitude(label the altitude as h) from B
intersecting the extended segment AC.
Name the intersection as D.
3. Using the resulting triangle, solve (1) sin
C and (2) sin A then solve h in both
equations.
4. What mathematical property can be
applied to equate the two equations?
5. Divide both sides by the product of sin C
and sin A, what is the resulting equation.
6. Interchange the position of angles B
and C. this time the altitude is from vertex
C intersecting the extended segment AB.
7. Using the resulting triangle, solve (3)
sin B and (4) sin A then solve h in both
equations.
8. What mathematical property can be
applied to equate the two equations?
9. Divide both sides by the product of
sin B and sin A, what is the resulting
equation?
10. What are the resulting ratios?
 Take Note!
 The Law of Sines

Let ABC be any triangle. The sides of ABC are

proportional to the sines of opposite angles;
or

=
The Law of Sines is suitable when the two angles
of a triangle are given along with one side (SAA
Case and ASA Case) and two sides and an angle
opposite one of these sides (SSA Case)
 Illustrative Examples

 Solve the remaining parts of ABC

1. Given two angles and one side (SAA case)
A=52
B=81
a=9
Solve: mC, b and c
2. Given two angles and the included side (ASA
Case)
C=48.22
B=76.04
a=5.12
Solve: mA, b and c
3. When two sides and non-included angle (SSA
case) are given, you can use the law of sines to
solve the remaining parts of the triangle. The
solution may be more than one, thus this is
ambiguous case. Suppose that a, b and mA
are given:
Angle A is Acute
Sketch Necessary Triangle/s
(h=b sin A) Condition Possible
a<h None
a Opposite side of
b the given acute
h
A angle is less than
the height of the
triangle.
a=h One
Opposite side of
the given acute
angle is equal to
b the height of the
h a triangle.
A
 Angle A is Acute
Sketch Necessary Condition Triangle/s
(h=b sin A) Possible
a>h or b<a>h One
Opposite side of the given
acute angle greater than
b a the height of the triangle
h
h<a<b/ b>a>h Two
A Opposite side of the given
acute angle is greater
than the height but less
b a a than the length of the
h adjacent side of the angle
A
Angle A is Obtuse

Necessary Condition Triangle/

s Possible
ab None
Opposite side of the given
a obtuse angle is less than the
b length of the adjacent side.
A
a>b One
Opposite side of the given
obtuse angle is less than the
length of the adjacent side.
Opposite side of the obtuse
a angle is longest side.
b
A
Solve the following:

 A. Solve DEF if d=12, e=45 and mD=52.

 B. Solve ABC if b=18, a=7.5, and
mB=30.45.
 C. Solve ABC is a=27, b=32 and mA=48.
 SAA Case/ASA Case
1. Given ABC: A=63, B=47 and a=10cm, find
C, b and c
2. Determine the measures of the missing parts of
DEF, given D=56, F=67 and f=12cm. Find E,
d and e.
3. Find the other parts of ABC given A=29 and
C=96 and c=20cm, find B, a, and b
4. Solve for the unknown parts of ABC given
A=40, B=47 and c=13cm. Find C, a, b.
5. Solve for the missing parts of ABC given
B=58, C= 35 and a=20cm. Find A, b and c.
 Activity: How many Triangles?
 Determine whether the given measurements results in no
triangle, one triangle or two triangles. Then solve the
remaining parts of the given triangle. Round answer to
the nearest hundredths.
1. mA=25; b=10.12; a=22.42 Find m B, m C & c.
2. mB=52; b=8; a=7 Find m A, m C and c.
3. mA=74; a=48.5; b=54.36 Find m
B, m C & c.
4. mB=48.26; b=6; a=4.9 Find m A, m C and c.
5. mB=40;a=22; b=20 Find m A, m C &c.
6. mA=55; a=8.9; b=6.8
7. mC=44; a=61; c=40
8. mA=95; a=50; b=32
9. mC=19; a=17; c=5
10. mA=43.25; a=19; b=35