Trigonometry II

By Muralle Sine The sine ratio relates the opposite side and the hypotenuse with respect to a given angle in a right angled triangle. -

5 cm 3 cm

, Sin = =

length of opposite side hypotenuse

AB AC
3 cm

= 5 cm =
3 5

Example 1 Calculate the value o sin o the right angled triangle !elow. " 5 cm

# Solution "# $ 3 cm %

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= "% $ & #% $ = '5 cm( $ & '3 cm( $ = $5 cm $ & ) cm $ = 1* cm $ = + cm

Sin = =

length of opposite side hypotenuse

PQ PR
3 cm

= 5 cm =
3 5

Example 3
P 26 cm

.n the diagram a!ove/ "#% is a right angled triangle. 0iven sin = length o x. Solution sin
5 13
length of opposite side hypotenuse

5 / calculate the 13

= =

PQ PR

PQ $* cm

5 13

13PQ = 5'$* cm( 5' $* cm( PQ = 13 PQ = 11 cm x$ = "% $ & "# $ = '$* cm( $ & '11 cm( $ = *2* cm $ & 111 cm $ = 52* cm $ = $+ cm

x Example +

A E

8 cm y B 13 cm

.n the diagram a!ove/ ,E3 is a straight angle. 0iven ,E = E3 and sin y = Calculate the length o -E. sin y sin y
BD 13 cm BD 13 cm

1$ . 13

= =

length of opposite side hypotenuse

BD BC

= sin y
1$ 13 1$'13 cm( = 13

,3 ,3

= 1$ cm

,E = E3 = * cm .n triangle -,E4 -E $ = -, $ 5 ,E $ = '6 cm( $ 5 '* cm( $ = *+ cm $ 5 3* cm $ -E = 111 cm $ = 11 cm

Test yourself

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Paper 2 1. Calculate sin x o the ollowing4 a(

A

5 cm

x B 12 cm C

!(

8 cm 17 cm x R

c(

16 cm

12 cm

$. Calculate the value o y o the ollowing4 a( sin = 1.65

y

16 cm

!( sin =

5 2

10 cm

c( sin =

+ )


y 27 cm

d(

sin = 1.* sin 7 = 1.)

6 cm

9 cm

Answers "aper 1 1. C $. C 3. , +. 5. C 1. a(
1$ 13 15 !( 12 3 c( 5

$. a( 13.* cm !( 1+ cm c( 1$ cm

d( +.5 cm