The Sine LawStatement: In any triangle the sides are proportional to the Sine of the opposite angles.In other words, in any ΔABC,
Proof:
Let ABC be a triangle with a = BC, b = CA and c = AB, then three cases are possible. The angle C is either acute or right or obtuse angle.Draw AD perpendicular to BC ( produce BC if necessary )
In ΔABC, SinB =for all figures
or, AD = cSinB (i)
Also inΔACD,1{ SinC in fig (i), Sin90 = SinC in fig (ii) and Sin(π-C) = SinC in fig (iii) }
Therefore for all the figures,
SinC =
AD = bSinC (ii)
From (i) and (ii) we can write,
AD = bSinC = cSinB
Similarly we can show,
Combining these we get,Proved.