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Trigonometry Summary AND 'The AMBIGUOUS Case'...
Ambiguous Case
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Criteria for the Ambiguous Case...
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Must be given SSA
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Given angle is acute
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a < b b
a
*** If ALL 3 criteria are met, then...
CALCULATE THE ALTITUDE
alt = b sin A
A
B
CASE 1: a < altitude; there is NO SOLUTION
CASE 2: a = altitude; there is ONE SOLUTION [Right Triangle]
CASE 3: a >altitude; this is the 'AMBIGUOUS CASE'...TWO SOLUTIONS
1) Acute Triangle (angle, θ, is found with Law of Sines)
2) Obtuse Triangle (angle is 180ο ­ θ)
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MUST MEMORIZE
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Criteria for the Ambiguous Case...
• Must be given SSA
• Given angle is acute
b
• a < b a
*** If ALL 3 criteria are met, then...
CALCULATE THE ALTITUDE
NOTES
alt = b sin A
A
B
CASE 1: a < altitude; there is NO SOLUTION
IN ORDER TO KNOW
AMBIGUOUS CASE
CASE 2: a = altitude; there is ONE SOLUTION [Right Triangle]
CASE 3: a >altitude; this is the 'AMBIGUOUS CASE'...TWO SOLUTIONS
1) Acute Triangle (angle, θ, is found with Law of Sines)
2) Obtuse Triangle (angle is 180ο ­ θ)
Back to the Warm-Up...
1. Determine the measure of the obtuse angle B:
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Example 2:
Solve the triangle ABC if a = 10, b = 12 and angle A = 72o. 5
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Example 3:
B
A
C
A
B
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HOMEWORK...
Worksheet ­ Ambiguous Case.pdf
Do questions #1, 2, 4, 5
MEMORIZE!!!
Criteria for the Ambiguous Case...
•
Must be given SSA
•
Given angle is acute
•
a < b b
a
*** If ALL 3 criteria are met, then...
CALCULATE THE ALTITUDE
alt = b sin A
A
B
CASE 1: a < altitude; there is NO SOLUTION
CASE 2: a = altitude; there is ONE SOLUTION [Right Triangle]
CASE 3: a >altitude; this is the 'AMBIGUOUS CASE'...TWO SOLUTIONS
1) Acute Triangle (angle, θ, is found with Law of Sines)
2) Obtuse Triangle (angle is 180ο ­ θ)
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Attachments
Notes ­ Ambiguous Case.pdf
Worksheet ­ Ambiguous Case.pdf
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