oblique triangle
Americannoun
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The ambiguous case arises when an oblique triangle can have different outcomes.
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Find the area of an oblique triangle using the sine function.
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Solving an oblique triangle means finding the measurements of all three angles and all three sides.
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Dropping an imaginary perpendicular splits the oblique triangle into two right triangles or forms one right triangle, which allows sides to be related and measurements to be calculated.
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For the following exercises, use the Law of Sines to solve for the missing side for each oblique triangle.
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