Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

this page shows some examples

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algtrig/att12/lawofsinesAmbiguous.htm

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

Alright thanks for the clarification.

Answer 6

np