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Review of Trig Basics
Review of Trig Basics
hypotenuse
opposite
A
Sine Function
For example to evaluate sin 40°…
Type-in 40 on your calculator (make sure
the calculator is in degree mode), then
press the sin key.
It should show a result of 0.642787…
Note: If this did not work on your calculator,
try pressing the sin key first, then type-in 40.
Press the = key to get the answer.
Sine Function
Try each of these on your calculator:
sin 55°
sin 10°
sin 87°
Sine
Sine Function
Function
Try each of these on your calculator:
sin 55° = 0.819
sin 10° = 0.174
sin 87° = 0.999
Inverse Sine Function
Using sin-1 (inverse sin):
If 0.7315 = sin θ
then sin-1 (0.7315) = θ
hypotenuse
A
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Cosine Function
Use your calculator to determine cos 50°
First, type-in 50…
…then press the cos key.
You should get an answer of 0.642787...
Note: If this did not work on your calculator,
try pressing the cos key first, then type-in 50.
Press the = key to get the answer.
Cosine Function
Try these on your calculator:
cos 25°
cos 0°
cos 90°
cos 45°
Cosine
Cosine Function
Function
Try these on your calculator:
cos 25° = 0.906
cos 0° = 1
cos 90° = 0
cos 45° = 0.707
Inverse Cosine Function
Using cos-1 (inverse cosine):
If 0.9272 = cos θ
then cos-1 (0.9272) = θ
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A
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Tangent Function
Use your calculator to determine tan 40°
First, type-in 40…
…then press the tan key.
You should get an answer of 0.839...
Note: If this did not work on your
calculator, try pressing the tan key first,
then type-in 40. Press the = key to get the
answer.
Tangent Function
Try these on your calculator:
tan 5°
tan 30°
tan 80°
tan 85°
Tangent Function
Try these on your calculator:
tan 5° = 0.087
tan 30° = 0.577
tan 80° = 5.671
tan 85° = 11.430
Inverse Tangent Function
Using tan-1 (inverse tangent):
If 0.5543 = tan θ
then tan-1 (0.5543) = θ
hypotenuse
opposite
A
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The cosine function.
adjacent
cos A =
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
A
adjacent
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The tangent function.
opposite
tan A =
adjacent
opposite
A
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Most Common Application:
r x y2 2
x r cos r
y r sin
y
θ
x
y
tan
1
x
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Solve for x:
x = sin 30°
x = cos 45°
x = tan 20°
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Solve for θ:
0.7987 = sin θ
0.9272 = cos θ
2.145 = tan θ
What if it’s not a right triangle?
- Use the Law of Cosines:
R2 = A2 + B2 – 2AB cosθ