QUART ER 4

LESSON 1
 OBJECTIVE:
Find the values of the
six trigonometric
functions of an angle.
 B Right Triangle B

opposite hypotenuse adjacent

𝜃 hypotenuse

C
𝜃 A C A
adjacent opposite

T he six trigonometric functions of the acute angle:

𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
1. sine 𝜃 = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 4. cosecant 𝜃 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
2. cosine 𝜃 = 5. secant 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
3. tan𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝜃 = 6. cotangent 𝜃 = 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
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1. Find the value of each of the six trigonometric functions
of the angle 𝜃 in the given figure.
hypotenuse 𝑜𝑝𝑝 5
c=13 sin 𝜃 = sin 𝜃 =
a=5 ℎ𝑦𝑝 13
opposite
𝑎𝑑𝑗 12
𝜃 cos 𝜃 = cos 𝜃 = 13
adjacent b= 12 ℎ𝑦𝑝
2 2 2 𝑜𝑝𝑝 5
𝑐 =𝑎 +𝑏 tan 𝜃 = tan 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗 12
𝑏 = 𝑐 2 − 𝑎2 𝑎𝑑𝑗 12
cot 𝜃 = cot 𝜃 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝 5
𝑏= (13)2 −(5)2
ℎ𝑦𝑝 13
𝑏 = 169 − 25 sec 𝜃 = sec 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗 12
ℎ𝑦𝑝 13
𝑏 = 144 csc 𝜃 = csc 𝜃 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝 5
𝑏 = 12
2. Find the other functions of the acute angle 𝜃, given that
2 𝑎𝑑𝑗
cos 𝜃 = 5. cos 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝
𝑜𝑝𝑝 21
sin 𝜃 = sin 𝜃 = 5
hypotenuse opposite ℎ𝑦𝑝
c=5 a= 21 𝑜𝑝𝑝 21
tan 𝜃 = tan 𝜃 =
𝜃 𝑎𝑑𝑗 2
b=2 adjacent 𝑎𝑑𝑗
cot 𝜃 = 𝑜𝑝𝑝
2
𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 cot 𝜃 = 21 ∙
21 2 21
= 21
21
𝑎 = 𝑐 2 − 𝑏2 ℎ𝑦𝑝 5
sec 𝜃 = 𝑎𝑑𝑗 sec 𝜃 =
𝑎= (5)2 −(2)2 2
ℎ𝑦𝑝
𝑎 = 25 − 4 csc 𝜃 = 𝑜𝑝𝑝
𝑎 = 21 5
csc 𝜃 = 21 ∙ 21 = 5 21
21 21
GENERALIZATION
To solve for the six trigonometric functions of the
acute angle:
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
1. sin 𝜃 = 4. csc 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒

𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
2. cos 𝜃 = 5. sec 𝜃 = 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒

𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
3. tan 𝜃 = 6. cot 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒

7. 𝑐 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 8. 𝑏 = 𝑐 2 − 𝑎2 9. 𝑎 = 𝑐 2 − 𝑏2
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opposite
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
tan 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑎
tan 60° = 2𝑚
2𝑚 tan 60°
𝑎
= 2𝑚 2𝑚 60°
2𝑚 tan 60° = 𝑎 2m
2𝑚 1.7321 = 𝑎 adjacent
3.46 𝑚 = 𝑎
𝑎 = 3.46 𝑚
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hypotenuse
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
cos 𝜃 = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
2𝑚
cos 60° = 𝑐
2𝑚
𝑐 cos 60° = 𝑐
𝑐
𝑐 cos 60° = 2𝑚
𝑐(cos 60°) 2𝑚
= cos 60° adjacent
cos 60°
2𝑚
𝑐=
cos 60°
2𝑚
𝑐= 0.5
𝑐 = 4𝑚
 36 ft
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 27 ft
sin 𝜃 = hypotenuse
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 opposite
27 𝑓𝑡
sin 𝜃 = 36 𝑓𝑡 𝜃 =?
sin 𝜃 = 0.75 PRESS 2ndF/shift sin 0.75 =

𝜃 = 49°
 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝜃 =? 36 ft
cos 𝜃 = 27 ft hypotenuse
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
adjacent
27 𝑓𝑡
cos 𝜃 = 36 𝑓𝑡

cos 𝜃 = 0.75 PRESS 2ndF/shift cos 0.75 =

𝜃 = 41°