Question

How do you solve for sides a and b of a triangle when you know the value of c?

Answer 1

Assuming you have some angle measures, you could use the Law of Sines to solve for the missing side lengths, which states that,

`(a)/(sinA)= (b)/(sinB)= (c)/(sinC)`,
where a, b, and c correspond to the given sides you have, and A, B, and C represent the angles you have.

In this scenario, you would have to have the values for c (which we do), and have the angle measure of C. In addition, we would also need an angle measure that is either A or B.

Hope this helps a bit!

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