# The Law of Sines

Ambiguous Case of the Law of Sines

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## Key Questions

• Yes, it does. It does not have to be a a right triangle.

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• First of all it is useful to say the notation in a triangle:

Opposite at the side $a$ the angle is called $A$,
Opposite at the side $b$ the angle is called $B$,
Opposite at the side $c$ the angle is called $C$.

So, the Sinus Law can be written:

$\frac{a}{\sin} A = \frac{b}{\sin} B = \frac{c}{\sin} C$.

This Law is useful in all the cases SSA and NOT in the case SAS, in which the Law of Cosinus has to be used.

E.G.: we know $a , b , A$, then:

$\sin B = \sin A \cdot \frac{b}{a}$ and so $B$ is known;

C=180°-A-B and so $C$ is known;

$c = \sin \frac{C}{\sin} B \cdot b$

• The minimum data you need to solve a triangle is 3 between sides or angles, with the only exception of the 3 angles.
The Sines Theorem and the Cosines Theorem are "complementary". If you can use one, you can't use the other one. The Cosines Theorem can only be used in the case of having 2 sides and the angle between them. In ALL the other cases you have to use the sines Theorem.

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