## anonymous one year ago How to solve this triangle C = 114, b = 26, c =21 degrees When I use Law of Sine $$\frac{\sin114}{22} = \frac{\sin B}{26}$$ I get 1.0796 Am I doing this right?

1. anonymous

Sorry c = 22

2. anonymous

Note, C = 114 degrees and b and c are sides.

3. Jack1

i think u have it mixed up?

4. Jack1

ah, ok?

5. AbdullahM

That makes more sense because you put degrees after the little c and that confused it all.

6. AbdullahM

That doesn't make a triangle though...?

7. AbdullahM

Are you sure that the numbers you have provided are correct?

8. Jack1

usual notation is capital letters are side lengths and small / lower case letters are angles...

9. anonymous

Yes the numbers are right. Also, my book has Angles as capital and sides as lower case.

10. AbdullahM

So to make sure, you have Angle C = 114 degrees Side c = 22 units Side b = 26 units ?

11. anonymous

All I did is bump the numders up 1, but my original problem I still get sine being over 1

12. AbdullahM

Angle C is the largest angle, so it has to have the largest side length, which is not the case. So it can not form a triangle.

13. anonymous

AbdullahM that is correct

14. anonymous

the origninally problem is C=113 degres b =25 and c = 21 but sine is still over 1

15. AbdullahM

That still doesn't form a triangle, however.

16. anonymous

So I take it there is no triangle.

17. anonymous

That must be the solution. There is no triangle.

18. anonymous

That is what I get.

19. AbdullahM

That should be the answer as no triangle can be formed with given measurements.

20. AbdullahM

|dw:1434811264905:dw| It simply isn't possible.

21. AbdullahM

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