LESSON OBJECTIVES

•Determine the adjacent and opposite

sides of a right triangle
•Solve the trigonometric ratio of angles
(cosine)
•Solve the degree measure of an angle
using cosine function
COSINE FUNCTION
RIGHT TRIANGLE
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SOLVING RIGHT TRIANGLES

•Pythagorean Theorem
•Trigonometric Functions
TRIGONOMETRY

•It involves the study of triangles,

angles and geometric ratios.
•Applications in: Engineering,
Architecture, Astronomy,
Navigation, etc.
 RIGHT TRIANGLE
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SIX TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

•Sine à SOH
•Cosine à CAH
•Tangent à TOA
SIX TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

•Cosecant à CHO
•Secant à SHA
•Cotangent à CAO
COSINE FUNCTION

•Cosine à CAH

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•cos θ =
()*+'%&,-%
 cos B
(CAH)
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c cos θ =
()*+'%&,-%
b 𝒂
cos B =
𝒄
a B
EXAMPLES

•Solve the trigonometric ratio

(cosine) of the following and
determine the degree measure
of each angle.
 cos B
A
(CAH)
5 !"#!$%&'
3 cos θ =
()*+'%&,-%

𝟒
4 B cos B =
𝟓
 2
cos B =
3

4 ÷ 5 = SHIFT sin

B = 36.87º
 cos A
A
(CAH)
5 !"#!$%&'
3 cos θ =
)*+'%&,-%

B 𝟑
4 cos A =
𝟓
 5
cos A =
3

3 ÷ 5 = SHIFT sin

A = 53.13º
 cos A
(CAH)
15 8 !"#!$%&'
cos θ =
()*+'%&,-%

A 𝟏𝟓
17 B cos A =
𝟏𝟕
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cos A =
89

1 ÷ 17 = SHIFT sin

A = 28.07º
 cos B
15 𝟖
8 cos B =
𝟏𝟕

A 17 B B = 61.93º
 LESSON OBJECTIVES
•Determine the adjacent and opposite
sides of a right triangle
•Solve the trigonometric ratio of angles
(sine)
•Solve the degree measure of an angle
using sine function