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Department of Education
Region V – Bicol
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE
Daet, Camarines Norte

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

MATHEMATICS 9
WEEK 7

SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING OBLIQUE TRIANGLES USING THE LAW OF SINES

Name: _______________________________Section:________________ Score:_____ Date:_______

I. Introduction
Hello Kid! This Learning Activity Sheets is another tool to help deepen your
understanding and master the mathematical concepts and principles in solving
problems involving oblique triangles using the Law of Sines. Enjoy while
learning!

II. Learning Objectives

After answering this activity sheets, you must be able to:

1. find the unknown parts of an oblique triangle using the Law of Sines.
2. solve problems involving oblique triangles using the Law of Sines. (M9GE-
IVh-j-1)

Always remember health is wealth, so stay at home but continue to study and
learn more skills.
III. Vocabulary Words

Before we proceed to our lesson, let us first identify the unfamiliar words that we might
encounter in this activity. Are you ready?

Oblique triangle is a triangle which does not contain any right angle.
Acute triangle is a triangle whose angles are all less than 900 .
Obtuse triangle is a triangle in which one of the angles is more than 900
Law of Sines (Sine rule) - used to find measures of the sides and angles of an oblique triangle
when given either a.) two angles and one side or b.) two sides and a non-included angle.

IV. Learning Activities

A. DISCUSSION :

I’m back! Now, let us discuss solving problems involving oblique triangles
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In our previous lessons, we have learned how to illustrate the parts

of a triangle using the Law of Sines. Now, let us recall it by filling-up the
boxes with the proper values given in the illustration below.

Warm up Activity :
0
? sin ? 750
sin 60
= sin = 11 8
❑? ❑8 ❑ ?

450 600
13

WELL DONE ! You were able to fill-up the proper values in the above
proportions. It means you are now ready to apply the Law of Sines in solving
problems involving oblique triangles. Let’s keep going.

Always Remember!! The correspondence of

proportion between the side and angle of triangles using a
the Law of Sines is always the angle as to its opposite side.

Now, Let us Illustrative Example #1 : ( SAA Case ) B

have some
illustrative  Determine the measures of the
missing parts of ABC. 5.8 a
examples in
solve for side a
Tosolving
missing parts of 680 470
Solutions: A b C
the triangle
sin C sin A Since, side b and B are not yet given,
Sine Law
using =the Law
c Sines. a sin C sin A
of We can use the formula =
c a

sin 470 0
Substitute the given values
= sin 68
5.8 a
0 0
a sin 47 = 5.8 sin 68 Cross multiply

Compute for the values of sin 47 0 and

0.7314 a = 5.8 (0.9272) 0
sin 68 using a scientific calculator
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0.7314 a = 5.3778
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5.3778
a= Solve for a
0.7314
a
a = 7.35
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To solve for side b

Illustrative Example #2 : ( ASA Case )
K
sin C sin B Sine Law
 Find the value of the missing parts
= s
c b of SKY.
y

480 290
S Y
sin 47 0
sin 65 0
28
Substitute the given values
Solutions:=
5.8 b
Since the measures of the two angles of the triangle are known, the measure of the third angle can be
bdetermined
sin 47 =using
0 the65
5.8 sin concept
0 that the sum of the measures ofCross
the angles of a triangle is 180 0. Thus,
multiply S+
K + Y = 1800
48 + K + 29 = 180Compute
0 0 0 for the values of sin 47 0 and
0.7314 b = 5.8 (0.9063) 00
K = 180 sin0
-65 - 290a scientific calculator
48 using
K = 1030
0.7314 b = 5.2565 Simplify the resulting equation

5.2565
b =solve for side s
To Solve for b
0.7314
To solve for side y
❑ b
bsin
=K7.19 sin S Sine Law
= N
k s ❑
Illustrative
sin K sinExample
Y #3 : ( SSA Case ) Sine Law
=
k y 15
 Solve for the missing parts of CAN.
0 0
sin 103 Substitute the given values
= sin 48 c
28 0 s 0 1050
sin 103 sin 29 C Substitute the given values
0 = 0 10 multiply A
28103 = 28 sin
s sin
Solutions: y 48 Cross

1.
y sinSince,
103
0
=A is
sinan29
28(0.7431)obtuse
0 Compute
angle, and 15 > 10, there is exactly
Cross one for the values of sin 1030 and
solution.
multiply
0.9744 s = 28
sin Asin 48sin
0 N
2. Since, a and c are known, we can use the formula = using
Compute
a scientific calculator
for the values of sin 1030 and
0.9744 y = 28 (0.4848) a n
0.9744 s = 20.8068 Simplify
sin
0 the resulting equation
29 using a scientific calculator
To solve for side
To solve for angle Nc
20.8068
0.9744 y = 13.5744 Simplify
s= Solve for the
s resulting equation
0.9744 sin A sin C
sin
To A
❑
13.5744
solve forsin
side
❑
C❑ c, the formula to be used is = Solve
Sine .for y that C is
Notice
Law
ysin
= A == sin N a Sine
sc Law
0.9744 nc
=aa21.35
s unknown. But you know that in any triangle, the sum of the three angles is 1800 . Using
this concept, C + A + N = 1800, y
y we
= 13.93
have C + 1050 + 40.08 0 = 1800
0
sin
sin 105
1050 = sin 34.20
sin N Substitute the given values
C = 1800 - 1050 - 40.8 0 Substitute the given values
15 =
15 10c C = 34.20 Thus, we can now solve for side c.
0 0
c15sin N ==10
sin105 15sin
sin105
34.2
0 Cross
Cross multiply
multiply
Remember the
0
Compute for the values of sin 105
Compute for the values of sin 1050 and
SSA Possibilities:
0.9659 c = 28
15 sin N 10 (0.9659) (0.5621)
sin 34.2
using
0
using acalculator
aProblems
scientific If the opposite side
scientific calculator
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STEPS in Solving Word involving Oblique
of theTriangles
given A is
15 Now,
9.659 Let
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0.9659 Nc = = 15.7388 1. Read
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Simplify word problem
resulting carefully.
equation greater than the
us move to theNortenext
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other given side,
level. This
15.73889.659 time, we problem. then there is exactly
csin
areN going
= = = 0.6439 Solve for c
3. Identify what are the givenangle N
0.9659 15 to solve and required to solve in the
one solution.
word problems problem. But if the
involving oblique
cN= Sin -1 0.6439
=16.29 0 4. Solve for what is crequired
N in the problem by following theof the
opposite side
triangles using = the 40. 08
 or equal to the other
given side, then
there is exactly no
solution.
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Illustrative Example #4 : Figure:

Problem:
A weather balloon is 27m. away from the top of a
building with a height of 24 m. If the angle of elevation of the
weather ballroom from the foot of the building is 62 0, how far
is the balloon from the foot of the building?
Solutions:
28 0
1. Since, data required are already in the figure, we can now solve
for what is being asked in the problem. 900

Make a simple figure from the illustration.

Solve for ( d ) = distance of balloon from the building,
But to solve for d, we must know first the measure of B.
To find B, we must know also the measure of C.

C= =
= Using the concept :
= A+ B + C = 1800
= To solve for d :
280 + B +24.660 = 1800
= =
B = 1800 - 280 - 24.660
=
B = 127.34 0
=
=C

❑
sin A sin B
=
a d
❑ ❑
sin 28 sin 127.34
=
27 d
d sin 28❑ = 27 sin 137.34
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sin 28
❑
21.4677
d =
0.4695
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Congratulations!
You’re done with
the discussion. Let
us now have some
practice exercises!

A. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Activity 1 : Solve Me!
Solve for the missing parts of the following triangles. Write your solution on a
separate answer sheet.

(1) A (2) L
a
Y
320
b
c=8 y
1200 10
l=
34 0 (3) A
B C
a=6 A
t m

700 450
M a=7 T

B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Activity 2 : Find Me!
Solve for the unknown side ( a ) or angle ( A ) on each of the triangles below.
Write your solution on a separate answer sheet.

(1) (2) (3)

A
5 a
250 3 a
6 350 250
1100

4 300
(5) A 5
(4) 60 0 23

26

73 0 a 67 0
15

B. PRACTICE
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Activity 3 : Find a Solution!
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1. As you walk through a level path toward a mountain, the measure of the angle of
elevation to the peak of mountain from one point is 33 0 . From another point 1000
ft. closer, the angle of elevation is 350 .
How high is the mountain ?

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Law of Sines. Please continue to learn more
about it.

After being able to identify the concepts learned, it’s now time to test whether you have
acquired and learned the skills in solving problems involving oblique triangles using the Law
of Sines. Get ready to write and respond to complete your answer on the table below.

V. REFLECTION What did you learn?

Today, I learned about________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY:
Warm-Up Act. ACTIVITY 1: Solve me! ACTIVITY 2: Find me? ACTIVITY : Find a Solution!

A = 24.80 0 (1)
sin 60 A= 57.69 0 Height of the mountain
(1) B = 121.20 0 (2) a= 6.79 8,950 79 ft.
11
b = 12.24

sin 45 L = 28 0 (3) a= 2.13

8 (2) a = 10.99 (4) a= 30.79
y= 1.13
(5) A= 36.89 0
A = 65 0

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sin 75
(3) t= 5.46
13
m= 7.26

VI. References:
 Mathematics 9 Learner’s Material pp. 482 – 492
 Teacher’s Guide for Mathematics 9 , p. 301 – 303
 The Law of Sines (mathsisfun.com)
 https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/law-of-sines.html
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBCAv_NzzPQ

CONGRATULATIONS for a job well done! You were able to master the lesson in solving
problems involving oblique triangles using the Law of Sines. It means you can still do more. It is
so much fun, right? Keep going and happy learning! Keep safe!

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