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MCR3U Sine and Cosine of Angles More Than 90 Degrees
MCR3U Sine and Cosine of Angles More Than 90 Degrees
MCR3U Sine and Cosine of Angles More Than 90 Degrees
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Example # 1: Determine each of the following using the special triangles
a) Sin 60 b) Cos 120 c) Tan 225
Example # 2: The point (4,3) is on the terminal arm of an angle A in standard position. Find the primary trigonometric
ratios for angle A and also the measure of angle A to the nearest degree.
Example # 3: If Cos A = 0.68 and 0 <= A <=360, determine the value of A to the nearest degree.
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1. Assuming that the given point is on the terminal arm of an angle A in standard position, where 0 <= A <= 360, find Sin A, Cos
A and Tan A and the measure of angle A, to the nearest degree:
a) (6,8) b) (5,12) c) (3,4) d) (5,12)
2. Find A, where 0 <= A <= 360, for each of the following:
a) Sin A = 0.5
b) Cos A = 0.8
c) Tan A = 1.2
d) Sin A = 0.5
3. Using our special triangles, determine the exact ratio for each of the following:
a) Cos 225
b) Tan 330
c) Sin 135
Answers:
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a) 8/10, 6/10, 8/6, 53 degrees
b) 12/13, 5/12, 12/5, 163 degrees
c) 4/5, 3/5, 4/3, 233 degrees
d) 12/13, 5/13, 12/5, 293 degrees
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a) 30 or 150 degrees
b) 37 or 323 degrees
c) 130 or 310 degrees
d) 210 or 330 degrees