Triangle Calculator

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Solve the triangle, if $$$a = 9$$$, $$$b = 9 \sqrt{2}$$$, $$$C = 45^0$$$.

Solution

According to the law of cosines: $$$c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2} - 2 a b \cos{\left(C \right)}$$$.

In our case, $$$c^{2} = 9^{2} + \left(9 \sqrt{2}\right)^{2} - \left(2\right)\cdot \left(9\right)\cdot \left(9 \sqrt{2}\right)\cdot \left(\cos{\left(45^0 \right)}\right) = 81.$$$

Thus, $$$c = 9$$$.

According to the law of sines: $$$\frac{a}{\sin{\left(A \right)}} = \frac{c}{\sin{\left(C \right)}}$$$.

In our case, $$$\frac{9}{\sin{\left(A \right)}} = \frac{9}{\sin{\left(45^0 \right)}}$$$.

Thus, $$$\sin{\left(A \right)} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$$$.

There are two possible cases:

  1. $$$A = 45^0$$$

    The third angle is $$$B = 180^0 - \left(A + C\right)$$$.

    In our case, $$$B = 180^0 - \left(45^0 + 45^0\right) = 90^0$$$.

    The area is $$$S = \frac{1}{2} a b \sin{\left(C \right)} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\cdot \left(9\right)\cdot \left(9 \sqrt{2}\right)\cdot \left(\sin{\left(45^0 \right)}\right) = \frac{81}{2}$$$.

    The perimeter is $$$P = a + b + c = 9 + 9 \sqrt{2} + 9 = 9 \left(\sqrt{2} + 2\right)$$$.

  2. $$$A = 135^0$$$

    The third angle is $$$B = 180^0 - \left(A + C\right)$$$.

    In our case, $$$B = 180^0 - \left(135^0 + 45^0\right) = 0^0$$$.

    This case is impossible, since the angle is nonpositive.

Answer

$$$a = 9$$$A

$$$b = 9 \sqrt{2}\approx 12.727922061357855$$$A

$$$c = 9$$$A

$$$A = 45^0$$$A

$$$B = 90^0$$$A

$$$C = 45^0$$$A

Area: $$$S = \frac{81}{2} = 40.5$$$A.

Perimeter: $$$P = 9 \left(\sqrt{2} + 2\right)\approx 30.727922061357855$$$A.