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Illustration of one possible outcome (no triangle occurs) when discussing the ambiguous case using the Law of Sines. In this case, side a is less than the height (bsinα).

Ambiguous Case

Illustration of one possible outcome (no triangle occurs) when discussing the ambiguous case using the…

Illustration of one possible outcome (1 triangle occurs) when discussing the ambiguous case using the Law of Sines. In this case, side a is equal to the height (bsinα).

Ambiguous Case

Illustration of one possible outcome (1 triangle occurs) when discussing the ambiguous case using the…

Illustration of one possible outcome (2 triangles occur) when discussing the ambiguous case using the Law of Sines. In this case, side a is greater than the height (bsinα).

Ambiguous Case

Illustration of one possible outcome (2 triangles occur) when discussing the ambiguous case using the…

Illustration showing ambiguous case when the solution is not a triangle using law of sines.

Ambiguous Case of Law of Sines Triangle

Illustration showing ambiguous case when the solution is not a triangle using law of sines.

Oblique triangle with perpendicular drawn and angle of measure 35 ° 38" given, and sides of 88' 6" and 57'. This would be used with Law of Sines Ambiguous Case.

Oblique Triangle Used For Ambiguous Case

Oblique triangle with perpendicular drawn and angle of measure 35 ° 38" given, and sides of 88'…