Lesson Plan

TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
(SOH-CAH-TOA)
Grade 9 Mathematics - Section Molave
Monday (8:40am-9:40am)

I Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the Learners will be able to:

1. use appropriately the correct ratio to use in the given problem.

2. use scientific calculator in solving trigonometric ratios
3. use trigonometric ratios to solve for an unknown length of a side of a
right triangle, given an angle and a length of a side.
4. use trigonometric ratios to solve for an unknown angle of a right
triangle, given the length of two sides.
5. appreciate the concept of trigonometric ratios in real life situation

II Subject Matter:
Content Standards: Demonstrates understanding of the basic concepts of
trigonometry.
Learning Competency: Illustrates the six trigonometric ratios: sine,
cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent.
Topic: TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS (SOH-CAH-TOA)
Textbook: Mathematics Learner’s Material
Materials: Audio visual presentation, Chalk board, Textbooks.

III Learning Procedure:

A. Preliminary Activities:
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance

B. Motivation and Review:

The class will recall what thus SOH-CAH-TOA means; this will be
done as a group of 5.
C. Lesson Proper:
Activity I: Finding an angle from a triangle
“Jigsaw Puzzle Approach”
This strategy involves students becoming “experts” on one aspect of a topic,
then sharing their expertise with others. Divide a topic into a few constitutive
parts (“puzzle pieces”) the topics will be finding an angle from a triangle using
COSINE, TANGENT and SINE.

 There will 6 subgroups that will be formed 2 subgroups per topic and
each subgroup will be assign with different “piece” of the topic.
 Each group’s task is to develop expertise on its particular subtopic by
brainstorming, developing ideas, and if time permits, researching. Once
students have become experts on a particular subtopic, shuffle the
groups so that the members of each new group have a different area of
expertise.

To find a missing angle from a right-angled triangle we need to know two

of the sides of the triangle. We can then choose the appropriate ratio, sin, cos
or tan and use the calculator to identify the angle from the decimal value of the
ratio.
Subgroups 1&2 Using Cosine

adjacent
hypotenuse

a
h
6
14

Subgroups 3&4 Using Tangent

opposite
adjacent
o
a
8
3

Subgroups 5&6 Using Sine

opposite
hypotenuse

o
h
10
12
Analysis:
Activity 2: Finding a side from a triangle
“Using Discovery Approach”
This activity will be a paired activity they need to discover something
some the idea given by the teacher.
To find a missing side from a right-angled triangle we need to know one
angle and one other side.

1. What have you observe on the idea given?

2. How did it differ from the former example?
3. What do you think will the next step in
solving this kind of problem?

Activity 3: Finding a side from a triangle

“Board work Approach”

Using Cosine Using Tangent

adjacent
hypotenuse

a o
h a

Using Sine

o
h
Abstraction:
SOH-CAH-TOA
Trigonometry is concerned with the connection between the sides and
angles in any right angled triangle.

The sides of a right -angled triangle are given special names:

 The hypotenuse, the opposite and the adjacent.
 The hypotenuse is the longest side and is always opposite the right
angle.
 The opposite and adjacent sides refer to another angle, other than
the 90o.

Integration of Technology in the learning process

Using trigonometry on the calculator
All individual angles have different sine, cosine and tangent ratios (or decimal
values).
Scientific calculators store information about every angle. We need to be
able to access this information in the correct manner.
Using ratios to find angles
We have just found that a scientific calculator holds the ratio information
for sine (sin), cosine (cos) and tangent (tan) for all angles. It can also be used in
reverse, finding an angle from a ratio. To do this we use the sin-1, cos-1 and tan-
1 function keys.
Application:
Solve for the unknown values

1. 2.

3.

Assessment:
Your turn, find the value of “r”, use any trigonometric ratio if
applicable.