(A) Why does the Law of Sines have an ambiguous case when solving for angles, while the Law of Cosines does not?

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4) m<D in triangle DEF (not shown) is 45 degrees. Lily solved for <E using Law of Sines. She got
67 degrees. Is this an ambiguous case? Please explain.
Transcribed Image Text:4) m<D in triangle DEF (not shown) is 45 degrees. Lily solved for <E using Law of Sines. She got 67 degrees. Is this an ambiguous case? Please explain.
(A) Why does the Law of Sines have an
ambiguous case when solving for angles,
while the Law of Cosines does not?
.
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