Question

Help on trig. find the number of distinct solutions.

Answer 1

Can you, maybe, redraw the figure?

Answer 2

What do you mean like in what way?

Answer 3

Oh, now I see it. I think something is malfunctioning on OS. Alright let me see.

Answer 4

ok haha

Answer 5

So what do you have to find here?

Answer 6

Just if it has 1,2 or 3 solutions or is it no solution

Answer 7

2

Answer 8

Why @sourwing

Answer 9

what's sin(28)15?

Answer 10

7.042

Answer 11

is that less than 9?

Answer 12

Yes

Answer 13

so there are 2

Answer 14

I think, @sourwing m you should explain your concept a little better.

Answer 15

do you know why sin(28)15 < 9 has two solutions?

Answer 16

Mmm not really lol

Answer 17

what do you think sin(28)15 represent?

Answer 18

The height?

Answer 19

correct. Now look at the third length, which is 9. 9 > sin(28)15, so how many triangles are possible?

Answer 20

Third length?? where is this?

Answer 21

oh nvm sorry i thought you said "9.9"

Answer 22

Do you know the sine law or the sine rule @Kelsey42 ?

Answer 23

I guess I should not have called it third side. Look at the side that is opposite of the angle

Answer 24

I think the answer should be '1'.

Answer 25

@AkashdeepDeb no, there's 2

Answer 26

yeah i do know the law of sines

Answer 27

so since 9 > sin(28)15 this means???

Answer 28

good question. how many triangles do you think can be formed?