SOLUTION: Describe, in detail, when to use the law of cosines, the law of sines, and the law of sines with the ambiguous case. Provide general guidelines, in your own words, for each law tha

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Question 1024205: Describe, in detail, when to use the law of cosines, the law of sines, and the law of sines with the ambiguous case. Provide general guidelines, in your own words, for each law that can be applied to any triangle situation with which you are presented. Please include:
◦The law of cosines
◦The law of sines
◦The ambiguous case (law of sines)

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the law of sines with cases ASA, AAS
Use the law of cosines with cases SAS, SSS
The ambiguous case SSA, you can use the law of cosines
but the law of sines is easier.

Edwin

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