Field Guide/Geometry/Solve triangles
Exam essential3 min

Solve triangles with sine and cosine rules

You need a missing side, angle or area of a non-right triangle.

01

Press these keys

SINCOS2ndCOS√

Step 1 of 5. Press SIN.

02

Walkthrough

  1. 1
    Label opposite pairs

    Match side a with angle A, and so on.

  2. 2
    Choose a rule

    Use sine rule with a known opposite pair; cosine rule for SAS or SSS.

  3. 3
    Check geometry

    Angles sum to 180° and inverse sine can have a second feasible angle.

03

Worked example

Given a=7, b=9 and C=60°, find c.

Answerc≈8.19.