There are many ways to give the details of a triangle.

SSS: Give three sides, and the rest is calculated and

ASA: Give two angles and the side between them.
The rest is calculated and drawn.
SAS: Give two sides and the angle between them.
The rest is calculated and drawn.
ASS: Give two sides and an angle that is NOT bet
There are three possibilities:
• One triangle is drawn - but only for right-angle
• There are two possible triangles, and both are
• There is no possible triangle.
Explore.
Triangle with squares
This lets you vary the angles at each each of th
It calculates all the other sides and angles, and uses them to pr
 f a triangle.
culated and drawn.
en them.

en them.

is NOT between them.

right-angled triangles.
nd both are drawn.

each of the base of a triangle.

ses them to prove that the cosine rule works.
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1 Enter three sides: BC (right), AC (base), AB (left)
2 ide length BC = 24 Angle A° = 60.00 Use acos(b2+c2-a2)/(2bc) => cos rule for angle A
3 ide length AC = 24 Angle B° = 60.00 Use acos(a2+c2-b2)/(2ac) => cos rule for angle B
4 ide length AB = 24 Angle C° = 60.00 Having two angles, use 180° rule for triangles.
5 Perimeter = 72 rea of ∆ = 249.42 Use SAS => area = 0.5bc sin(A).
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13 C 0 0 0.24
14 A 57.734997435 0 0.12
15 B 28.867498717 49.999974466 0.12
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(2bc) => cos 2rule for angle A

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1 Enter the base b, and angles each end A,C.
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3 Base b = 40 less than 10 Angle B° = 65.00 Having two angles, use 180° rule for triang
4 Angle A° = 70 less than 18de length (a) = 41.47 Use ASA => sine rue for second side.
5 Angle C° = 45 less than 18de length (c) = 31.21 Use ASA => sine rue for third side.
6 Perimeter ### Area of ∆ = 587 Use SAS => area = 0.5bc sin(A).
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16 B 10.67385 29.3261531631 2
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1 Enter two sides AB, AC and included angle A
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4 Side length AB = 10 Angle C° = 51.34 Use SAS => sine rue for second angle. Choose acu
5 cluded angle A° = 90 Angle B° = 38.66 Having two angles, use 180° rule for triangles.
6 Perimeter 30.81 Area of ∆ = 40 Use SAS => area = 0.5bc sin(A).
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16 C 40.00 0.00 0.16
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1 Enter two sides b, a and non-included angle A (0,1 or 2 solutions)
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4 Base b = 40 Side c = 52.18 Side c' = 23.00
5 Side a = 20.0 ngle C° = 117 ngle C° = 23
6 ngle A° = 20 ngle B° = 43 ngle B° = 137
7 Area of ∆ = 357 rea of ∆ = 157
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15 B 49.029956087 17.8454446 49.029956087 17.8454446
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23 100 50 0 0
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b2 c2 sum -6 35
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2bc cosA = -281 -35 -6
difference = ### 0 0
a2 = ###
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so 64 64 13 7
a2 = b2 + c2
– 2bc cosA
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10 48 114 0 0
10 48 114 10 0
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a c B 19.781 0

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Line outside the triangle

5 x 30 sin(48)
area = 110
0.5 x b x c x sin A

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