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1. RightAngle:
2. Hypotenuse:
3. Adjacent:
4. Opposite:
Howdoesthisrelatetotheimpactofablooddrop?
SOHCAHTOA
WeareusingSOH:
C=
Opp=
Hyp=
NormallyinMath
1.SinofAngle=Opp
Hyp
2.Normally,weknowtheangleindegrees.Forexample:
3.Forforensicscience,weknowthedistancebecausewemeasurethe
oftheblooddrop.
4.SO.Weareactuallylookingfortheinversesinfunctionbecauseweareworking
backwards!
Example:
SoHowdowefigureouttheangleifweknowthemeasurementoftheblooddrop?
(c)=opposite
Sameas:width(atob)
hypotenuse
length(dtoc)
(c)=
(c)=
Sin1
PRACTICEPROBLEMS
1. Width=2cm
Length=5cm
ANGLE=
2. Width=5cm
Length=8cm
ANGLE=
3.Measurethediagramtotherightanddeterminetheangleofimpact=
4.Measurethediagramtotheleftanddeterminetheangleofimpact=