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A triangle has two sides with the lengths 8m and 15 m.

How many possible triangles could you draw if the angle between the two known sides were also given? Explain.

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Explanation:

You can draw 2 triangles

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You could only draw one triangle because the other side of the triangle can only be one value. This is because when the angle measure between two sides and the length of the sides is given, the length of the other side is fixed. This is also modeled by the SAS principle of congruence.

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