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When two sides and a non-included angle are given, the triangle may not be unique. What is this called?
ADegenerate case
BAmbiguous case
CIsosceles case
DSpherical case
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ambiguous case
The data can fit two different triangles, so it is called the ambiguous case.
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