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SINE
COSINE
TANGENT
SINE
COSINE
TANGENT
SINE
Pronounced
sign
COSINE
Pronounced
co-sign
TANGENT
Pronounced
tan-gent
Greek Letter
Prounounced
theta
Represents an unknown
angle
Opp Leg
Sin
Hyp
Adj Leg
Cos
Hyp
Opp Leg
Tan
Adj Leg
hypotenuse
adjacent
opposite
opposite
We need a way to
remember all of
these ratios
Old
Some
Old
Hippie
Came
A
Hoppin
Through
Our
Apartmen
SOHCAHTOA
Old
Sin
Opp
Hyp
Cos
Adj
Hyp
Tan
Opp
Adj
opp
9
sin A
.
8333
hyp
10.8
10.8
adj
6
cos A
hyp
10.8
Shrink yourself
opp
tan A
down and stand
adj
where the angle
is.
Now, figure out your
ratios.
.5556
1 .5
24.5
8.2
A
23.1
Shrink yourself
down and stand
where the angle
is.
Now, figure out your
ratios.
8.2
opp
sin A
.
3347
24.5
hyp
adj
cos A
hyp
23.1
24.5 .9429
opp
tan A
adj
8.2
23.1 .3550
Finding a side.
(Figuring out which ratio to use
and getting to use a trig button.)
x
tan 55
20
20 m
55
20 tan 55 x
20
tan
55
x 28.6 m
x
Shrink yourself
down and stand
where the angle
is.
Now, figure
out which trig
ratio you have
and set up
the problem.
Ex: 2
80
tan 72
x
x tan 72 80
nearest tenth.
80 ft
80
x
tan 72
72
x
80
tan
72
x 26 ft
Ex: 3
nearest tenth.
283 m
24
Shrink yourself
down and stand
where the angle
is.
Now, figure
out which trig
ratio you have
and set up
the problem.
x
sin 24
283
283 sin 24 x
x 115 .1 m
Ex: 4
nearest tenth.
20 ft
40
x
cos 40
20
20 cos 40 x
x 15.3 ft
Finding an angle.
(Figuring out which ratio to use and getting
to use the 2nd button and one of the trig
buttons.)
2nd
17.2
17.2
tan
9
tan 17.2
62.3789
23
2nd
7
cos
23
cos 7
23
72.281
Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians).
200
sin
400
200
0
0
4
2nd
sin
200
400 )
30
Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians).
side
we use sin, cos, or tan.
2nd
17.2
17.2
tan
9
tan 17.2
62.3789
17.2
tan
9
17.2
tan
9
-1
62.3789