SOH.CAH.

TOA


By: Dasia Miles-Langaigne
June 6, 2014


What does it stand for?
SOH.CAH.TOA
Sin
(Sine)
Opposite
Hypotenuse Adjacent Tan
(Tangent)
Adjacent
Cos (CoSine)
Hypotenuse Opposite
Ex. Word Problem.
A car is traveling up a 40 ft. mountain. The
peak of the mountain and the height of the
mountain form a 27 degree angle. What is the
height of the mountain?
X
27
40 ft.

Adjacent
Hypotenuse
COS( 27*) = X/40
COS (27*
Then, press the enter button on the calculator
After, times your Answer by 40.

X= 35.6 ft.
The breakdown.
When solving the equation I began by reading the word problem. Next, I
drew out the triangle and labeled the sides and angles that were given. After, I
set up the equation which was COS( 27*) = X/40. I plugged the equation into the
calculator and pressed enter. After, I multiplied the previous answer by forty to
find X. As a result, 35.6 ft. is my answer.