Triangle Solving Practice

Practice solving triangles.

You only need to know:

Try to solve each triangle yourself first, using pen and paper.

Then use the buttons to solve it step-by-step (more Instructions below).

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Instructions

  • Look at the triangle and decide whether you need to find another angle using 180, or use the sine rule, or use the cosine rule.  Click your choice.
  • The formula you have chosen appears and you click the variable you want to find.
  • The calculation is done for you.
  • Click again for other rules until you have solved the triangle.

Note: answers are rounded to 1 decimal place.

What Does "AAS", "ASA" etc Mean?

It means which sides or angles you know already:

AAA Triangle AAS Triangle ASA Triangle SAS Triangle SSA Triangle SSS Triangle
AAA AAS ASA SAS SSA SSS
Three Angles Two Angles and
a Side not between
Two Angles and
a Side between
Two Sides and
an Angle between
Two Sides and
an Angle not between
Three Sides

 

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