To describe: The conditions where the Law of Sines indicates that a triangle cannot exist.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The Law of Sines
Calculation:
The law of sines is ambiguous when you have two sides and a NON-included angle.
Remember when probing triangle congruent we were not allowed to use SSA as a justification but could use SAS.
The difference is the angle is between the sides in the latter case (it’s included).
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