TRIGONOMETRY REVIEW

SOH CAH TOA

1. Finding missing sides
Find the length of the side marked in each triangle.

(a) Sin 48 = x
(b) x COS 42" =
Nx
(c)
in
x
=

12 . 1
ste
x
=
13 .
y
S
ande

10 cm

12 1
.
cm 13 . 5 6 6cm
.

(d) (e) (f)

e
SinsSa
12 m
tan45 = L Sin 18
12x
=

7
7

=
7
26 9
Sin 18
=

x
= 12
.

- -
Sin 18 sin 180

x
=

38 .
8

im 26 9
. m 38 . m

2. Finding missing angles

Find the angle 6 of: cos-t
sin- sin- cos-1
tan-
sin8= (c)
=
b 1050
(a) (b) &

an O =
=-
tan-1
20
2

8
=
53 71 b
↳
8
=
75 .
5
O
=

10 m 20 cm
6 cni

5 cm

75 5°
53° 71 6 .
.

(d) (f) sin-

sin-1
14 cmn Sin
=
1
22

0
⑦
=

18 .
4

tate
- 1
cos
tan-
cost =
167 cos- 22 m
⑧
8
=
46 .
98 15 cm & =
33 .
1

In
46 .
9 33 . 10 18 .
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 Trig Word Problems

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Directions: Find the missing side or angle in each of the following problems. Draw a
triangle/diagram for each.

1. A 20-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 3 feet from the
wall. What angle does the ladder make with the ground?

a a
+
32 =
c

20ft
x
202 +
3
=
<2
d

Fra f :

=
C
20 2
3f +
b .

2. How tall is a bridge if a 6-ft tall person is standing 100 feet away can see the top of the
bridge at an angle of 30 degrees to the horigon?
100 an 30 = >
-
100

100

x 57 7 .
=

300

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louft

3. An air force pilot must descend 1500 feet over a distance of 9000 feet to land smoothly
on an aircraft carrier. What is the plane's angle of descent?
tan-
I
tan & -
-

tan
ISO0
1500ft ⑦
=

80 So
.

&

7
gr
so
.

4000ft

4. A bow hunter is perched in a tree 15 feet off the ground. If he sees his prey on the
ground at an angle of 30 degrees, how far will the arrow have to travel to hit his target?
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