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Lesson : Quarter 4 Week 5 LAS 1

Activity Title : Trigonometric Ratios in Real Life Problems Involving Right Triangles
Learning Targets : Solves trigonometric ratios
Reference(s) : Problems on Trigonometric Ratios
M9GE-IVe-1
LAS Writer : Bernadette N. Santos

For any right triangle,there are six trigonometric ratios . Three common ratios are the sine (sin) ,
cosine (cos),and tangent (tan) ,cosecant (csc), secant (sec),and cotangent (cot) .Below are the formula :

opposite adjacent opposite

sin  cos  tan 
hypotenuse hypotenuse adjacent

1 hypotenuse 1 hypotenuse 1 adjacent

csc   sec   cot  
sin opposite cos adjacent tan opposite
Examples 1: Example 2 :

In the right triangle PQR shown below, find the In triangle ABC, right angled at B, 15sin A = 12.
six trigonometric ratios of the angle θ.
Find the other five trigonometric ratios of the

angle A.

Solution : In the above right angled triangle, note

that for the given angle θ, PQ is the ‘opposite’ opposite
sin( A)  12
side and PR is the ‘adjacent’ side.
15sin A = 12, then  hypotenuse =  15

Then,  If

 By Pythagorean theorem, 

opposite PQ 5
sin θ  =  hypotenuse   =    QR   =  13 AC2  =  AB2 + BC2

adjacent PR 12 152  =  AB2 + 122

cos θ  =  hypotenuse  =  QR   =  13

225  =  AB2 + 144

opposite PQ 5 Subtract 144 from each side. 

θ  =  adjacent   =  PR   =  12
tan  81  =  AB2

2
1 13   9 =  AB2
csc θ  =  sin    =  5
9  =  AB 
ACTIVITY: Find Me 1 ! 13
adjacent AB 9 3
sec θ  =  cos   =  12 cos A 
In the figure shown at the right, hypotenuse = AC =  15   = 5  
 
find the six trigonometric ratios opposite
tan A  BC 12 4
adjacent =  AB =  9 =  3
of the angle θ.

15 5 This space is
Given: BC = 7 for the QR
csc A =   12 = 4
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AC = 24
1 5
sec A 
cos A =  3