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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve for triangle ABC C =98° c = 29 a = 33

Directrix (directrix):

This is, I believe, the ambiguous case (SSA) where there may be zero, one, or two triangles formed with the given information.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So there's no solution?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Directrix

Directrix (directrix):

There may be zero, one, or two triangles formed with the given information. --------- Have you studied the Law of Cosines and the Law of Sines?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah but I don't understand it

Directrix (directrix):

Then, I'll choose the Law of Cosines.

Directrix (directrix):

I remember it in words: The square of one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two side minus twice their product times the cosine of the opposite angle. PS: Here's a study resource for you: http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trig-cosine-law.html

Directrix (directrix):

First step is to draw the triangle and place the measures on the parts. |dw:1360910239454:dw|

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