Use the sine rule (ambiguous case is required), 𝑎 sin(𝐴) = 𝑏 sin(𝐵) = 𝑐 sin(𝐶), where 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are the side lengths of the triangle and 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are the corresponding opposite angles.

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Sine rule — the ambiguous case

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SSA construction with an arc of radius a from C; see when there are two, one, or zero triangles and why sin B is ambiguous.

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