Trigonometry: SIN, COS, TAN - Notes

Label the triangle sides as opposite, adjacent, and hypotenuse based on the 50° angle.

opposite adjacent

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adjacent opposite

Sine Ratio Cosine Ratio Tangent Ratio

Sin A° =gyPpPEintuese
diacent
Cos A° = hypotenuse Tan A° = qq.EE
n

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Using Trigonometry, find the value of x. Decimals are okay when using Trig! variable ontop
Round to the nearest tenth.
multiply
variable on bottom
divide

yadjacent
16tan15 11
4.3 X 1 35

x
co zg
19.5 X
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17.9 6.2

30tan 65 3190
5
64.3 x
The problems below are a bit more difficult. Can you figure out why?

16 tan650 7
616 15tan320 41
9.4 X
34.3 X

9 13.1
4 14.7 6 30.9
6 10.8
 Trigonometry: SIN, COS, TAN - Notes

Use inverse trig to find the missing angle measures.

40 32

72
61
 Trigonometry: SIN, COS, TAN - Notes

An airplane climbs at an angle of 11˚ with the ground. Find the distance it has traveled when it
has attained an altitude of 400 feet. Draw a triangle to represent the problem, then solve it.

A person standing on level ground is 2,000 feet away from the foot of a building that is 420 feet
tall. To the nearest degree, what is the angle made with the ground to the top of the building?
Draw a triangle to represent the problem, then solve it.