Math L2 Q: Law of cosine exceptions?

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<p>I remember back in precalc there were a few exceptions when trying to apply the law of cosines, to a given set of angles and side lengths, as in some circumstances the triangle wouldn’t exist, or the true angle when solving for capital C (or theta) would be the compliment of your calculator result, blah blah blah.</p>

<p>I can’t seem to find this on google. Can someone enlighten me or point me to a site that will?</p>

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<p>Oh, my bad.</p>

<p>Turns it I meant law of sines, not cosines, and the “exception” is called the ambiguous case.</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_sines[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_sines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;