Learn English – Is “SSA triangle problems may have zero or two solutions.” an ambiguous statement

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A test I took included the question

True or false: SSA triangle problems may have zero or two solutions.

SSA triangles, as was taught in the lesson, can have zero solutions, one solution, or two solutions.

I was unsure if the question asked if zero and two solutions were possibilities with SSA triangles, or if SSA triangles were limited to zero or two solutions. I went with the former (that is, answered True) and got it wrong.

Is it just me, or is the test-question ambiguous?

Best Answer

"Zero or two solutions" suggests to me (I have a maths/physics background) that there can be only zero or two solutions - like a quadratic equation.