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Right Triangle Triginometry. A Stand- Alone Instructional Resource. Created by Lindsay Sanders. Standards & Objectives. Students in Mathematics II will be able to- Discover the relationship of the trigonometric ratios for similar triangles.
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Right Triangle Triginometry A Stand-AloneInstructional Resource Created by Lindsay Sanders
Standards & Objectives Students in Mathematics II will be able to- • Discover the relationship of the trigonometric ratios for similar triangles. • Explain the relationship between the trigonometric ratios of complementary angles. • Solve application problems using the trigonometric ratios.
Introduction • This project is a tutorial for learning how to solve right triangles using basic trigonometry. • You will learn vocabulary, participate in mini-lessons, and answer questions based on what you learned. • You will need a scientific calculator or use an online scientific calculator • At the end of this tutorial, there are links to online resources for right triangle trigonometry, including applets and games.
Vocabulary • Hypotenuse- the longestside, opposite of the right angle • Opposite side- the sideopposite of the chosen angle • Adjacent side- the sidetouching the chosen angle hypotenuse To learn more, please watch this video opposite adjacent
Trigonometric Ratios Click on the trigonometric ratios below to learn more. Cosine Sine Tangent
Sine • A trigonometric ratio (fraction) for acute angles thatinvolve the length of the opposite side and the hypotenuse of a right triangle, abbreviated Sin B hypotenuse opposite Click for trig ratios Click for example C A length of leg opposite A BC Sin A = = AB length of hypotenuse
Example 1 opposite BC Find Sin A. Sin A = = B hypotenuse AB 15 25 15 = 25 3 = A C 5 20 = 0.60 Click for trig ratios Click for practice
You try! 53 28 28 45 No this ratio is opposite over adjacent (d) = 1.89 (a) = 0.62 Find Sin A. B 28 53 53 Yes this ratio is opposite over hypotenuse (b) = 0.53 28 45 53 No this ratio is adjacent over hypotenuse A C (c) = 0.85 45 No this ratio is hypotenuse over opposite Click for trig ratios Click for another Back to example
You try! 10 26 10 24 No this ratio is opposite over adjacent (d) = 0.39 (a) = 0.42 Find Sin B. B 24 26 No this ratio is adjacent over hypotenuse (b) = 0.92 26 24 24 10 No this ratio is adjacent over opposite (c) = 2.40 A C 10 Yes this ratio is opposite over hypotenuse Click for trig ratios Click for Cosine Back
Cosine • A trigonometric ratio for acute angles thatinvolve the length of the adjacent side and the hypotenuse of a right triangle, abbreviated Cos B hypotenuse Click for example Click for trig ratios C A adjacent AC length of leg adjacent A Cos A = = length of hypotenuse AB
Example 2 adjacent AC Find Cos A. Cos A = = B AB hypotenuse 20 25 = 15 25 4 A C = 20 5 = 0.80 Click for trig ratios Click for practice
You try! 12 35 12 37 Yes this ratio is adjacent over hypotenuse (d) = 0.34 (a) = 0.32 Find Cos A. B 35 37 No this ratio is opposite over hypotenuse (b) = 0.95 37 35 35 12 No this ratio is opposite over adjacent C A (c) = 2.92 12 No this ratio is adjacent over opposite Click for trig ratios Click for another Back to example
You try! 85 77 36 85 No this ratio is opposite over hypotenuse (a) = 0.42 (d) = 1.10 36 Find Cos B. C A 36 77 No this ratio is opposite over adjacent 77 (b) = 0.47 85 77 85 Yes this ratio is adjacent over hypotenuse (c) = 0.91 B No this ratio is hypotenuse over adjacent Click for trig ratios Click for Tangent Back
Tangent • A trigonometric ratio for acute angles thatinvolve the length of the opposite side and the adjacent side of a right triangle, abbreviated Tan B opposite Click for example Click for trig ratios C A adjacent length of leg opposite A BC Tan A = = length of leg adjacent AC
Example 3 BC opposite Find Tan A. Tan A = = adjacent AC B 15 25 = 15 20 3 A = C 20 4 = 0.75 Click for trig ratios Click for practice Back
You try! 42 40 40 42 No this ratio is adjacent over opposite (a) = 1.05 (d) = 0.95 40 Find Tan A. C B 42 42 58 No this ratio is adjacent over hypotenuse 58 (b) = 0.72 A 40 58 No this ratio is opposite over hypotenuse (c) = 0.69 Yes this ratio is opposite over adjacent Click for trig ratios Click for another Back
You try! 9 12 12 9 Yes this ratio is opposite over adjacent (d) = 0.75 (a) = 1.33 Find Tan B. B 15 9 9 15 No this ratio is adjacent over hypotenuse (b) = 0.60 C A 12 12 15 No this ratio is opposite over hypotenuse (c) = 0.80 No this ratio is adjacent over opposite Click for trig ratios Click to go on Back
Solving for a SideLength In order to solve for x, youwillneed to use one of the trigonometric ratios youjustlearned about! 52 x 42˚ Click for trig ratios Click for example
Example 4 Solve for x. Step 1. Decide what type of sides are given. x – opposite 52 – hypotenuse Step 2. Decide what trig function to use. Sine! It is opposite over hypotenuse! Step 3. Set up the ratio and solve for x. 52 x x 52 · Sin 42˚ = · 52 Multiply both side by 52 52 42˚ Put 52 · sin 42 in calculator 34.8 = x Click for practice Back Click for trig ratios
You try! Solve for x. 39˚ 16 x Back Click for trig ratios Click for answer
x = 10.1 answer: Back Click for trig ratios Click for another
You try! Solve for x. 10 31˚ x Back Click for trig ratios Click for answer
x = 8.6 answer: Back Click for trig ratios Click for another
You try! Solve for x. x 44˚ 23 Back Click for trig ratios Click for answer
x = 22.2 answer: Back Click for trig ratios Click for more
For more information… @Home Tutor – Right Triangle Trig YourTeacher – Solving for sidesusingTrigvideo Right Triangle Calculator and Solver This Stand AloneInstructional Resource wascreatedusing PowerPoint. All sounds arealsofrom PowerPoint. Information, definitions, and exampleswereadaptedfrom in McDougall Littell’sMathematics 2 textbook. Click to start over