SOLUTION: Use the Law of Sines to solve the​ triangle, if possible. C=72degrees​, b=51​, c=50 find A, a, B

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Question 1131379: Use the Law of Sines to solve the​ triangle, if possible.
C=72degrees​, b=51​, c=50
find A, a, B

Found 2 solutions by Boreal, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C/sin C=50/sin 72=52.57
Therefore if b=51 51/sinB=52.57
so sin B=51/52.57, or 0.9701 and B=75.96 deg
That would make A 180-128.53=51.47 deg
and a would be a/sin 51.47=52.57
a=41.12

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is the ambiguous case SSA where there are 2 solutions.
The other tutor only gave one of the solutions.  Here
are both solutions:




Substitute what's given:



Take the last two expressions as a equation



Cross-multiply



Divide both sides by 50







The sine is positive in QI and QII, so

B = 75.94844394° and B = 180°-75.94844394 = 104.0515561 

Let's subscript the two possibilities for angle B like this:

B1 = 75.94844394° and B2 = 104.0515561° 

Now we calculate the two possibilities for angle A:

Angle A1 = 180° - Angle B1 - Angle C
Angle A1 = 180° - 75.94844394° - 72°
Angle A1 = 32.05155605°

Angle A2 = 180° - Angle B2 - Angle C
Angle A2 = 180° - 104.0515561°  - 72°
Angle A2 = 3.9484439°

Finally we calculate the two possibilities for side "a":
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 and  

Substitute what is now known:

 and  

which shortens to:

 and 

 and 

Divide through by sin(72°)

 and 

 and 

Edwin

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