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Understanding the Ambiguous SSA Case

This document discusses ambiguous cases that can occur when using the Law of Sines to solve for missing parts of a triangle. There are three possibilities for ambiguous cases: 1) Two different triangles satisfy the given conditions. 2) Exactly one triangle satisfies the conditions. 3) No triangles satisfy the conditions. The document provides examples of cases 1 and 2. For case 1 with two solutions, it shows finding the measures of two different triangles that satisfy the given side lengths and angle. For case 2 with a unique solution, it finds the single triangle defined by the given side and angle.

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Understanding the Ambiguous SSA Case

This document discusses ambiguous cases that can occur when using the Law of Sines to solve for missing parts of a triangle. There are three possibilities for ambiguous cases: 1) Two different triangles satisfy the given conditions. 2) Exactly one triangle satisfies the conditions. 3) No triangles satisfy the conditions. The document provides examples of cases 1 and 2. For case 1 with two solutions, it shows finding the measures of two different triangles that satisfy the given side lengths and angle. For case 2 with a unique solution, it finds the single triangle defined by the given side and angle.

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Ambiguous case (SSA) case

When the measure of two sides and an angle


opposite one of them are given, you may be able to use
the Law of Sines to find the measure of another angle of
the triangle.
A
80°

b=25

C a=15 B
EXAMPLE 2:TWO DIFFERENT TRIANGLE EXIST

Solve ∆ABC given that b =15 c=20, and


<B =27°.
Since <B is an acute angle and b > c Sin B,
therefore this is an ambiguous case and there
are two solutions.
A

c=20
b=16
b=16
27°
B C
a
Solution 1: A

c=20 b=16

27°
B C
Solving for <C,

Sin B Sin C Sin C = 0.5675


=
b c
<C = Sin-¹ 0.5675
Sin 27° Sin C
= <C = 34.58°
16 20

16 Sin C = 20 Sin27°
16 16
9.0798
Sin C=
16
34.58°
27° 34.58°

To get <A,
<A + <B + <C =180°
<A + 27° + 34.58° =180°
<A + 61.58° =180°
<A =180°-61.58°
<A= 118.42°
42 °
.
118
34.58°

To get a,
13.1922
Sin A a=
Sin B Sin 27°
=
a b
a= 29.06
Sin 118.42° Sin 27°
=
a 15
a Sin 27° = 15 Sin 118.42°
Sin 27° Sin 27°
Solution 2:

c=20
b=16

27°
B C
Solving for <C
<C = 180° -34.58°
<C = 145.42°

Solving for <A,


<A + <B + <C = 180°
<A + 27° + 145.42° =180°
<A + 172.42° = 180°
<A = 180° -172.42°
<A = 7.58°
8 °
7.5 Sin A Sin B
=
a b
°
42 Sin 27°
Sin 7.58°
5.
=
14

a 16
a Sin 27° 16 Sin 7.58°
=
Sin 27° Sin 27°
2.1106
a=
Sin 27°

a= 4.65
Example 3:Exactly one triangle Exist
B
Solve for the missing parts of ∆ABC
on the right.
Given:
a=10
c=19 c=19
<C= 120° a=10

120°
C
A
Given:
a=10
b=?
c=19 Sin A Sin C
=
<A=? a c
<B=? Sin A Sin 120°
<C=120° =
10 19
19 Sin A= 10 Sin 120°
19 19
Sin A=0.4558
8.6603
Sin A = <A = Sin-¹ 0.4558
19
< A = 27.12°
<A + <B + <C =180° Sin B Sin C
27.12° + <B + 120°= 180° =
b c
<B +147.12° =180°
<B=180°-147.12° Sin 32.88° = Sin 120°
<B= 32.88° b 19
19 Sin 32.88°= b Sin 120°
Sin 120° Sin 120°
10.3147
b=
Sin 120°
b=11.91
9-11.
What are the three Possibilities
that can occur in Ambiguous
case?
12-14.
What are the three cases in the
law of sines?

[Link] is the second function of


trigonometric ratio in SINE?
Two Solutions Exist

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