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oblique triangle

American  

noun

  1. any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).


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The ambiguous case arises when an oblique triangle can have different outcomes.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Find the area of an oblique triangle using the sine function.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Any triangle that is not a right triangle is an oblique triangle.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

For the following exercises, use the Law of Cosines to solve for the missing angle of the oblique triangle.

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Solving an oblique triangle means finding the measurements of all three angles and all three sides.

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