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Sine Ratio. A. C. B. Introduction to Trigonometric Ratios. The figure below shows a right-angled triangle ABC , where B = and C = 90. hypotenuse. opposite side of . adjacent side of . AB is called the hypotenuse ;. BC is called the adjacent side of ;.
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A C B Introduction to Trigonometric Ratios The figure below shows a right-angled triangle ABC, where B = and C = 90. hypotenuse opposite side of adjacent side of AB is called the hypotenuse; BC is called the adjacent sideof ; AC is called the opposite sideof .
In fact, the size of has certain relationship between the ratios Consider the right-angled PQRbelow. Is there any relationship among, PQ, QR and PR? and PQ P PR . , PQ QR R Q QR PR These ratiosare known as trigonometric ratios. I only know that PQ2 + QR2 = PR2… How does the size of relate to the sides of the triangle?
6 4 3 2 2 C B 1 A 30 30 30 opposite side Triangle hypotenuse Complete the table below. What do you observe? For a right-angled triangle with a given acute angle , = 2 1 1 1 3 opposite side 4 6 2 2 2 is a constant. hypotenuse = Consider the following three right-angled triangles.
Concept of Sine Ratio The sine ratio of an acute angle is defined as below: hypotenuse opposite side of
30 30 30 sin 30 = = = 1 2 3 6 2 4 For a right-angled triangle with a given acute angle , the sine ratio of is a constant. For example, 6 3 4 2 2 1
A 13 5 B C AC is the opposite side of B, and AB is the hypotenuse.
Follow-up question 1 (a) 12 (b) 16 17 15 20 8 Solution
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Make sure that the calculator is set in degree mode. Degree mode is usually denoted by the key DEG or D on calculators. 2. Use the key sin on a calculator to find the value of sin . sin 30 EXE Finding Sine Ratio Using Calculators Find sin for a given angle For example, the value of sin 30 can be obtained by keying: The answer is 0.5.
= 0.2125 (cor. to 4 d.p.) = 0.3816 (cor. to 4 d.p.) Follow-up question 2 By using a calculator, find the values of the following expressions correct to 4 significant figures. (a) sin 43 – sin 28 (b) 2 sin 11 Solution (a) sin 43 – sin 28 sin 43 = 0.681 99…, sin 28 = 0.469 47… (b) 2 sin 11 sin 11 = 0.190 80…
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In degree mode, use the keys SHIFT and sin to find the corresponding acute angle . SHIFT sin 0.5 EXE Find for a given value of sin For example, given that sin = 0.5, can be obtained by keying: The answer is 30, i.e. = 30.
= 12.7 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) = 16.5 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) Follow-up question 3 Find the acute angle in each of the following using a calculator. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.) • sin = 0.22 (b) sin = sin 68 – sin 40 Solution • sin = 0.22 (b) sin = sin 68 – sin 40 sin 68 = 0.927 18…, sin 40 = 0.642 78… = 0.2844…
In ABC, C = 90, B = 55and AB = 8 m. A 8 m B C Using Sine Ratio to Find Unknowns in Right-Angled Triangles We can use the sine ratio to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. Find AC correct to 2 decimal places.
P In PQR, R = 90, PQ = 9 m and PR = 7 m. 7 m 9 m R Q Find Q correct to 2 decimal places.
C 7 cm B A Follow-up question 4 Find AB correct to 2 decimal places. Solution
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Concept of Cosine Ratio The cosine ratio of an acute angle is defined as below: hypotenuse adjacent side of
60 60 60 cos 60 = = = 1 2 3 4 2 6 For a right-angled triangle with a given acute angle , the cosine ratio of is a constant. For example, 6 4 2 1 3 2
In ABC, C = 90, AB = 5.2 and AC = 2. A 5.2 2 B C AC is the adjacent side of A, and AB is the hypotenuse.
6 3 5 8 10 4 Follow-up question 5 (a) (b) Solution
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In degree mode, use the key cos to find the value of cos . cos 30 EXE Finding Cosine Ratio Using Calculators Find cos for a given angle For example, the value of cos 30 can be obtained by keying: The answer is 0.8660…
By using a calculator, find the values of the following expressions correct to 3 significant figures. = 4.37 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) (b) = 0.512 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) Follow-up question 6 Solution (a) 5 cos 29 cos 29 = 0.874 61… cos 40 = 0.766 04…, cos 75 = 0.258 81…
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In degree mode, use the keys SHIFT and cos to find the corresponding acute angle . SHIFT cos 0.5 EXE Find from a given value of cos For example, given that cos = 0.5, can be obtained by keying The answer is 60, i.e. = 60.
Follow-up question 7 Find the acute angle in each of the following using a calculator. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.) Solution cos 24 = 0.913 54…
In ABC, C = 90, B = 55 and AB = 8 m. A 8 m B C Using Cosine Ratio to Find Unknowns in Right-Angled Triangles We can use the cosine ratio to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. Find BC correct to 2 decimal places.
P In PQR, R = 90, PQ = 9 m and QR = 7 m. 9 m Q R 7 m Find Q correct to 2 decimal places.
B 3.5 cm C 4 cm A Follow-up question 8 Find B correct to 2 decimal places. Solution
Example 11 Example 12 Example 13
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Concept of Tangent Ratio The tangent ratio of an acute angle is defined as below: opposite side of adjacent side of
45 45 45 tan 45 = = = 1 3 2 2 1 3 For a right-angled triangle with a given acute angle , the tangent ratio of is a constant. For example, 3 2 1 1 2 3
In ABC, C = 90, AC = 2.4 and BC = 3.2. A 2.4 B C 3.2 AC is the adjacent side of A, and BC is the opposite side of A.