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Which of the following problem types can always be solved using the law of sines? Check all that apply.

Which of the following problem types can always be solved using the law of sines? Check-example-1
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Answer:

A, C, E

Explanation:

remember to law of sine :

a/sin(A) = b/sin(B) = c/sin(C)

or the "upside-down" version :

sin(A)/a = sin(B)/b = sin(C)/c

with a, b, c being the sides of the triangle, and A, B, C being the corresponding opposite angles in the triangle.

so, as you can clearly see, we always need at least one angle and one side (in fact either 2 angles one side or 1 angle 2 sides) to use the law of sine to solve the rest of the triangle.

therefore, the answer options A, C, E are correct.

for SSS (all 3 sides are known) we need the law of cosine to solve the angles (at least one of them, and then we could continue with either law).

remember :

c² = a² + b² - 2ab×cos(C)

again, a,b,c are the sides, and C is the opposite angle of whatever side we define as "c".

that's why I always call this the extended Pythagoras.

for AAA (all 3 angles are known) we cannot solve the triangle, because dilated triangles all have the same angles. and therefore there are infinitely many triangles with the same angles.

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