Trigonometry and Applications

Six Trigonometric Ratios

Find each of the following ratios for the right triangle shown below.

(a) sin A = (b) tan B = (c) cos A =

(d) tan A = (e) cos B = (f) sin B =

(g) cosec A = (h) sec B = (i) cot A =

(j) cot B = (k) sec A = (l) cosec B=

Find the value of each trigonometric ratio.
Some common angles and their trig ratios

Find the value of following expressions

Find the value of the following expression from given trigonometric ratios.
Given Ratio Problem

Given Ratio Problem

Find the missing side. Round to the nearest tenth.
Word Problems
1. What is the height of an equilateral triangle with side 12 cm?

2. The diagram shows the cross-section of a shed. Calculate the angle between the roof and the horizontal.
Give your answer to the nearest degree.

3. A ladder of length 6 m leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is at a distance of 3 m from the base of
the wall. Calculate the angle between the ladder and the ground.

4. A weight hangs from 2 strings as shown in the diagram. Calculate the angle between the two strings,
giving your answer to the nearest degree.

5. An evergreen tree is supported by a wire extending from 1.5 feet below the top of the tree to a stake in the
ground. The wire is 24 feet long and forms a 58 angle with the ground. How tall is the tree?
6. A boat sails from the harbour to the buoy. The buoy is 6 km to the east and 4 km to the north of the
harbour.

(a) Calculate the shortest distance between the buoy and the harbour. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

(b) Calculate the bearing of the buoy from the harbour. The buoy is 1.2 km to the north of the lighthouse.
The shortest distance from the lighthouse to the buoy is 2.5 km.

(c) Calculate how far the buoy is to the west of the lighthouse. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

7. A salvage ships sonar locates wreckage at a 12 angle of depression. A diver is lowered 40 meters to the
ocean floor. How far does the diver need to walk along the ocean floor to the wreckage?