Lesson 4

TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF AN ACUTE ANGLE OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE

Objectives:
1. Identify the parts of a right triangle
2. Draw the right triangle
3. Define the six trigonometric functions
4. Give the values of the trigonometric functions of the given
angle
.

WHAT I KNOW
Answer the following questions below.
1. How many parts does a triangle have?
2. What is the longest side of a right triangle?

c a
c

A b C

In the figure above ,answer the following questions below.

3. Which side is the hypotenuse?
4. the adjacent side?
5. the opposite side?
 WHAT TO KNOW

If we construct a right triangle ABC with the angle A in standard position ,

then the coordinates of the vertex B are ( a , b ) and the radius vector is c.
If we are going to define the six trigonometric functions, we have :
B

C a

A b C

𝒂 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆
Sin A = =
𝒄 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝒃 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆
Cos A = =
𝒄 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝒂 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆
Tan A = =
𝒃 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆

𝒃 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆
Cot A = =
𝒂 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆
 𝒄 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
Sec A = =
𝒃 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆

𝒄 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
Csc A = =
𝒂 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆

This definiti0n will be used in the problems of this chapter and

should be memorized.

WHAT I LEARNED
Supply the correct answer.
1. The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side.
2. What is the value of tan 33° 33’ ?
3. How many parts does a triangle have?
True or false:
4. Sine is the co – function of secant.
5. Cosine is the co – function of secant.

WHAT I CAN

A. Give the values of the trigonometric functions of the given angle.

1.sin 43° 45’ =
2. tan 54° 34’ =
3. cos 76° 52’ =
4. cos 67° 25’ =
5. sin 13° 31’ =
B. Find the value to the nearest minute of the angle.
6. tan 𝜽 = 3.127132
7. sin 𝜽 = .498236
8. cos 𝜽 = .751648
9. sin 𝜽 = .301815
10. tan 𝜽 = 2.099686