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5 Sohcahtoa
5 Sohcahtoa
5 Sohcahtoa
Just an easy way to remember how Sine, Cosine and Tangent work:
Soh...
Sine = Opposite / Hypotenuse
...cah... Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse
...toa
Tangent = Opposite / Adjacent
Right Triangle
OK, let's see what this is all about.
Firstly, the names Opposite, Adjacent and Hypotenuse come from the right triangle: