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x
35o
x
oblique triangles
(non-right triangles).
Note: Angles are Capital letters
and the side opposite is the
same letter in lower case.
b
A
C
a
b
A
C
a
b
A
a
b
c
(You can also use it upside-down)
a
b
c
Example 1
Solve this triangle:
Theanglesinatotal180,
sosolveforangleC.
80
c
70
SetuptheLawofSinesto
findsideb:
12
12
b
sin 70 sin 80
12 sin 80 b sin 70
12 sin80
b
12.6cm
sin 70
12
c
sin 70 sin 30
12 sin 30 c sin70
12 sin 30
c
6.4cm
sin70
AngleC=30
Sideb=12.6cm
Sidec=6.4cm
b
A
45
a =30
50
sin A sin C
a
c
sin 45 sin 85
30
c
c sin 45 30sin85
30sin85
c
sin 45
30
b
b sin 45 30sin 50
30sin 50
b
sin 45
11.1
C = 180 35 10 = 135
Since the angles were exact, this
isnt a rounded value. We use
sinC/c as our starting fraction.
sin C sin A
sin C sin B
and
c
a
c
b
135
35
A
sin135 sin 35
45
a
a sin135 45sin 35
45sin 35
a
sin135
10
45
sin135 sin10
45
b
b sin135 45sin10
45sin10
b
sin135
a 36.5
36.5
b 11.1
30
c
a=30
115
b
a b c 2bc cos(A)
2
b a c 2ac cos(B)
2
c a b 2ab cos(C)
2
SAS -
15.0
22.1
15.0
42.7
22.1
17.0
o
50.2
31.4
23.2
23.2
31.4
38.6
38.6
23.2
cos A 0.7993
A 36.9
54.4
C 87.3
You TRY:
1. Solve a triangle with a = 8, b =10, and c = 12.
A = 41.4o
B = 55.8o
C = 82.8o
a= 8
b = 10
c = 12
a = 12.4
B = 16o
C = 76o
b = 3.4
c = 14
IMPORTANT
IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO USE LAW OF SINES
FOR SIDES AND LAW OF COSINES FOR
ANGLES
Sometimes, however, it is just not possible you
may have to switch it up
3. The diagonals of a
parallelogram are 56 inches and
34 inches and intersect at an
angle of 120. Find the length of
a shorter side and longer side?