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Homework Statement
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The Attempt at a Solution
If I look at the left triangle, the answer is obvious. The angle IHF will be 180-35 = 145deg, thus the angle IFH will be 180-20-145 = 15deg.
Then using sine rule, sin15/4 = sin20/(FH), thus FH = 4sin20/sin15.
My problem though is how come I can't find the right answer if I use the triangle on the right?
If I do sin35/9 = sin(a)/12 where a is angle HFG, this leads me to a = 50 degrees. Thus angle FGH is 180-49.89-35 = 95 degrees.
Then using sine rule again: sin95/FH = sin35/9
Leads to FH=9sin95/sin35 = 15.63.
From what I gathered, this descreptancy is due to the ambiguous case. I've read up on wiki, but I'm not entirely sure about the exact details of such a situation. Can anybody show how to get the correct answer using the triangle on the right?
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