Here is my suggestion for an issue that doesn't seem to be handled well in any online notes that I have seen. Can anyone give a counter-example?
If you are given a,b, and B in △ABC (using the standard trig naming conventions) and you are using the Sine Law to solve for A in asinA=bsinB, then you would have a so-called Ambiguous Case if and only if $b
In that case, calculate the first value A1=sin−1(a⋅sinBb). Calculate the second value A2=180∘−A1.
Follow-up
Based on discussions here and elsewhere, here is my corrected version of the criterion:
If you are given a,b, and B in △ABC (using the standard trig naming conventions) and you are using the Sine Law to solve for A in asinA=bsinB, then you would obtain at least one solution A1=sin−1(a⋅sinBb). And you would have a so-called Ambiguous Case if and only if A1≠90∘ and b<a.
In that case, you would have a second solution A2=180∘−A1.
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