Which of the following problem types can always be solved using the law of cosines or sines? check all that apply.

I got ASA SAA SSA SAS and SSS, is this correct?

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Which of the following problem types can always be solved using the law of cosines or sines? check all that apply.

I got ASA 	SAA SSA SAS and SSS, is this correct?

anonymous · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I agree with everything but SSA. You could use the law of sines with SSA, but there could be ambiguous cases that arise that lead to 

a) no solutions
b) 1 exact solution
c) 2 solutions

anonymous · Answer

Aside from it being ambiguous would it still be able to applied?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

this page shows some examples http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algtrig/att12/lawofsinesAmbiguous.htm

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

It would depend. Some work, others do not. I think in general however, SSA doesn't work for every case.

anonymous · Answer

Alright thanks for the clarification.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

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