The problem here is that we don't know which angle is opposite the side with the length of 10.....is it the 70° angle or the 20° angle ???
First, let us assume it is the 70° angle....by the Law of Sines, we have
x/sin90 = 10/sin70 and x = about 10.64 = the hypotenuse length
And the other leg (L) is just
10/sin70 = L / sin 20 → L = 10sin20/sin70 = about 3.64
Check (3.64)^2 + 10^2 = 10.64^2 ?? ...if you evalute this on a calculator, you will see that it is approximately true
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But.....what it the side of 10 is opposite the 20° angle?? .....again, using the Law of Sines we have
x/sin90 = 10/sin 20 and x = about 29.238 = the hypotetnuse length
And the other leg L is given by:
10/sin20 = L/sin70 → L = 10sin70/sin20 = about 27.475
Check (27.475)^2 + 10^2 = 29.238^2 ???? and agian, this is approximately true........
So....we have two possible right triangles depending upon the orientation of the sides and angles
