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Law of Sines Worksheet

Instructions: Use the Law of Sines to solve for the missing sides or angles in each triangle. Remember to consider the ambiguous case (SSA) where two solutions might exist. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.

The Law of Sines: $\frac{a}{\sin A} = \frac{b}{\sin B} = \frac{c}{\sin C}$

Section 1: Finding a Side

1. In $\triangle ABC$, $A = 40^\circ$, $B = 60^\circ$, $b = 10$. Find $a$.

2. In $\triangle PQR$, $P = 35^\circ$, $Q = 80^\circ$, $q = 15$. Find $p$.

3. In $\triangle XYZ$, $X = 75^\circ$, $Y = 50^\circ$, $x = 20$. Find $y$.

Section 2: Finding an Angle

4. In $\triangle DEF$, $d = 12$, $D = 50^\circ$, $f = 8$, find $F$.

5. In $\triangle ABC$, $a = 15$, $A = 65^\circ$, $c = 12$, find $C$.

6. In $\triangle KLM$, $k = 20$, $K = 40^\circ$, $m = 15$, find $M$. (Consider the ambiguous case.)

Section 3: Word Problems

7. A surveyor measures the distance between two points, A and B, to be 100 meters. From point A, the angle of elevation to a treetop is $30^\circ$. From point B, the angle of elevation to the same treetop is $45^\circ$. If A and B are 50 meters apart, how tall is the tree? (Hint: Draw a diagram).

8. Two observers are standing 100 meters apart. They both spot a hot air balloon. One observer measures the angle of elevation to the balloon to be $40^\circ$. The other observer measures the angle of elevation to the balloon to be $30^\circ$. How high is the hot air balloon? (Hint: Draw a diagram and consider the ambiguous case).

Section 4: Challenge Problem

9. In $\triangle ABC$, $a = 10$, $b = 12$, $c = 14$. Find all three angles A, B, and C.

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