Greatest Triangles: The Ambiguous Pair (SSA)
One entry from the 10 Greatest Triangles countdown: The Ambiguous Pair (SSA).
Content note: 'ASS-es' pun.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025-10-08-the-10-greatest-triangles-of-the-21st-century--greatest-triangles-the-ambiguous-pair-ssa/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
#9 and #8: The Ambiguous Pair. [two triangles with a 30° angle and sides 10 and 6] "Same Angle. Same Side. Same Side. And yet… Love 'em or hate 'em, these rascals made ASS-es of us all."