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3. Solve triangle ABC if m C=
How do you know that this problem is not the ambiguous case?

3. Solve triangle ABC if m C= How do you know that this problem is not the ambiguous-example-1
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Answer:

m ∠B = 70°

m ∠C = 75°

c = 15

this problem is not the ambiguous case as it is comprising the basic general properties of a triangle.

Explanation:

for a triangle ABC:

given,

m ∠A = 35°

to find:

m ∠B = ?

m ∠C = ?

sum of angles of a triangle always add up to 180°.

i.e.

m ∠A + m ∠B + m ∠C = 180°

35° + m ∠B + m ∠C = 180°

m ∠B + m ∠C = 180 - 35 = 145°

thus,

one combination for measurement of angles B and C might be:

m ∠B = 70°

m ∠C = 75°

for triangle ABC:

given:

a = 11

b = 7

c = ?

sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is always greater than the third side:

i.e.

a + b > c

11 + 7 > c

18 > c

thus, the measurement of side c might be:

c = 15

this problem is not the ambiguous case as it is comprising the basic general properties of a triangle.