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Sine Rule Ambiguous Case Worksheet

This document provides 6 problems involving finding missing angles or side lengths in triangles using the sine rule for ambiguous cases. For each problem, the given information is the measures of two sides and one angle of a triangle, and the task is to find the two possible measures of the missing angle or side lengths. The answers provided confirm the two possible solutions found for each problem using the sine rule.

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Sine Rule Ambiguous Case Worksheet

This document provides 6 problems involving finding missing angles or side lengths in triangles using the sine rule for ambiguous cases. For each problem, the given information is the measures of two sides and one angle of a triangle, and the task is to find the two possible measures of the missing angle or side lengths. The answers provided confirm the two possible solutions found for each problem using the sine rule.

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Sine Rule (ambiguous case)

1. In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 8𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 6𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 40° (see diagram)
Find the two possible sizes of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐴.

2. In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 10𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 7𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 30° (see diagram)
Find the two possible sizes of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐴.

3. In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 12𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 9𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 47°


Find the two possible sizes of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐴.
4. In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 13𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 11𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 53°
Find the two possible sizes of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐴.

5. In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 5. 1𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 3. 8𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 42° (see diagram)
(i) Find the two possible sizes of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐴.

(ii) Find the two possible lengths of 𝐴𝐶.

6. In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 17. 4𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 10. 7𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 23°
(i) Find the two possible sizes of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐴.

(ii) Find the two possible lengths of 𝐴𝐶.


Answers

1. 59. 0° or 121. 0°

2. 45. 6° or 134. 4°

3. 77. 2° or 102. 8°

4. 70. 7° or 109. 3°

5. (i) 63. 9° or 116. 1° (ii) 5. 46 𝑐𝑚 or 2. 12 𝑐𝑚

6. (i) 39. 4° or 140. 6° (ii) 24. 3 𝑐𝑚 or 7. 75 𝑐𝑚

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