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SSA triangle: The Ambiguous Case

Use the following interactive diagrams to answer the questions on your handout.

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Here we are given a two side lengths (b=9, and a = your choice) and an angle (A = 30º) that is not between them. Use the available slider to explore what happens when we change one of the given side lengths.

Diagram 3

Here we are again given a two side lengths and an angle that is not between them. But now, you can use the sliders to change all three of these given values to explore what happens.

Diagram 4