Sine Rule
The Sine Rule (also called the Law of Sines) is the first tool we reach for whenever a triangle is not right-angled and we still need to relate its sides to its angles. It states that in any triangle ABC with sides a,b,c opposite to angles A,B,C respectively,
sinAa=sinBb=sinCc=2R
where R is the radius of the circle that passes through all three vertices — the circumcircle of the triangle.
Why it is true
Draw the circumcircle of △ABC with centre O and radius R. Draw the diameter through B, meeting the circle again at D, so BD=2R. Because BD is a diameter, the angle ∠BCD subtended by it at any point C on the circle is a right angle (90∘). Also, ∠BDC and ∠BAC are angles subtended by the same arc BC, so ∠BDC=∠BAC=A. Looking at the right triangle BCD, the side BC=a is opposite the angle ∠BDC=A, and the hypotenuse is BD=2R. So
sinA=BDBC=2Ra ⟹ sinAa=2R.
Repeating the same construction with a diameter through A (or C) gives sinBb=2R and sinCc=2R. All three ratios equal the same 2R, which is what makes the rule so powerful — it ties every side/opposite-angle pair to one common constant fixed by the triangle's size.
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