Applications of Trig Functions

EQ: How do I use trigonometry

in real-life application problems?
Angles of Elevation and Depression
Find , the pitch of the roof.
Trigonometry and 3-D Figures

EQ: How do you find

trigonometric ratios to find
unknown sides and angles in 3-D
figures?
In the triangular prism, find DF and the
angle AFD.
 A symmetric square-based pyramid has
base lengths of 6cm and height of 8cm as
shown. Find the measure of the face TQR
and the base
 Areas of Triangles

EQ: How do you find the area of

a triangle using trigonometry?
Review
What happens if you don’t know the
height???

There are some cases where you don’t

need the height to find the area…
What happens if you don’t know the
height???

There are some cases where you don’t

need the height to find the area…

You have two sides and the

included angle
 Labeling a Triangle

If you have a triangle ABC with

angles A, B, C the sides opposite
these angles are a, b, c
 Formula for the Area of a Triangle
when you have 2 sides and the included
angle.

The area of triangle is half of the

product of two sides and the sine of
the included angle
Find the area of the triangle: