Triangle Solver

Solve sides and angles (SSS/SAS) with law of cosines

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Triangle Solver: Solve sides and angles (SSS/SAS) with law of cosines. SSS: cos A = (b² + c² − a²) / 2bc; area = √[s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)], s = (a+b+c)/2.

Area · Right triangle

6.000

Perimeter 12.000 · SSS

a3.000

b4.000

c5.000

A36.87°

B53.13°

C90.00°

Steps

1cos A = (b²+c²−a²)/(2bc) → A = 36.87°
2cos B = (a²+c²−b²)/(2ac) → B = 53.13°
3C = 180° − A − B = 90.00°
4Heron: s = 6.00, S = √[s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)] = 6.000

Which law to use

Known	Tool	Ambiguity
SSS ←	Law of cosines + Heron	Unique
SAS	Law of cosines (c first)	Unique
ASA / AAS	Angles sum + law of sines	Unique
SSA	Law of sines	0 / 1 / 2 solutions (ambiguous case)

💡 Three independent pieces (with at least one side) determine a triangle — except SSA, the "ambiguous case": given sides a < b and angle A, you may get zero, one, or two triangles depending on whether a reaches the altitude b·sinA. Surveyors avoid SSA for exactly this reason. The 3-4-5 right triangle is the classic integer Pythagorean triple used to square corners on construction sites.

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Triangle solver (law of cosines)

SSS: cos A = (b² + c² − a²) / 2bc; area = √[s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)], s = (a+b+c)/2

SAS: c = √(a² + b² − 2ab·cos C); area = ½ab·sin C

Requires: any two sides sum to more than the third; angle in 0°–180°

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Standard mathematical formulas. All logic verified. Last updated: 2025-07

Last updated: 2026-08-04

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