Maths

TRIGONOMETRY
Contents

• Use trigonometric ratios to find the length and

missing angle of a right triangle

• Solving word problems using SOH-CAH-TOA

About me

Name
Claire Padrones

Teaching Age
8 years

University University of the Philippines

Hobbies Playing with my son

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Warm Up

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Warm Up
find the value of the missing angles in the triangles:

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Warm Up
Find the value of the missing side:

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Introduction

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Introduction

RIGHT TRIANGLE
The longest side in a right-angled triangle is
called the hypotenuse (hyp).

The side opposite

the angle
is called the
opposite (opp).
xo

The side next to the angle is

called the adjacent (adj).

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Introduction

OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT sides

are relative to the angles. But the
Hypotenuse is always the same
side.

opp:
adj:
hyp:

opp:
adj:
hyp:
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Presentation

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Finding a length of a
side

hypotenuse
opposite

xo
adjacent

opposite adjacent opposite

sin x  cos x  tan x 
hypotenuse hypotenuse adjacent

A useful memory aid for remembering these three ratios is:

SOHCAHTOA
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Finding a length of a
side

Example
1 Find the value of x.

x opp

24o
6 cm
adj
opp
tan 24o  replace opp by x and adj by 6
adj
x
tan 24o  multiply both sides by 6
6

x  6  tan 24o

x  2.67 cm (to 3 s.f.)

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Finding a length of a
side
Example
2 Find the value of x. 73o
hyp
8 cm x adj

adj
cos73o  replace adj by x and hyp by 8
hyp
x
cos73o  multiply both sides by 8
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x  8  cos 73o

x  2.34 cm (to 3 s.f.)

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Finding a length of a
side

Example
3 Find the value of x.
hyp
opp x 5 cm

40o

opp
sin 40o  replace opp by x and hyp by 5
hyp
x
sin 40o  multiply both sides by 5
5

x  5  sin 40o

x  3.21 cm (to 3 s.f.)

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Finding a length of a
side
Example
4 Find the value of x.
15 cm
x adj
hyp
65o

adj
cos 65o  replace adj by 15 and hyp by x
hyp
15
cos 65o  multiply both sides by x
x

x  cos 65o  15 divide both sides by cos 65o

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x
cos 65o

x  35.5 cm (to 3 s.f.)

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Finding a missing
angle
Example
Example
4 Find the value of x.
1 Find the value of x.
opp hyp 15 cm
x adj
5 cm hyp 9 cm
65o

adj xo
cos 65o  replace adj by 15 and hyp by x
hyp
opp
15
sin
cos 65xo replaceboth
multiply oppsides
by 5 and
by x hyp by 9
hyp
x
5
x sin
cosx65o  15 divide both
to find sides
x use thebysin
cos
-1 65o
button on your calculator
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x x  sin1o 5 
cos 65  9 
 
x  35.5 cm
o
(to 3 s.f.)
x  33.7 (to 3 s.f.)
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Finding a missing
angle

Example
2 Find the value of x. xo
hyp
8 cm 5 cm
adj

adj
cos x  replace adj by 5 and hyp by 8
hyp
5
cos x  to find x use the cos-1 button on your calculator
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5
x  cos1  
8

x  51.3o (to 3 s.f.)

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Finding a missing
angle

Example
3 Find the value of x.

3 cm
opp
xo
6 cm
adj
opp
tan x  replace opp by 3 and adj by 6
adj
3
tan x  to find x use the tan-1 button on your calculator
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3
x  tan1  
6

x  26.6o (to 3 s.f.)

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Practice

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Practice
Find the value of x:

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Practice
Find the missing angle:

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Practice
Trigonometry

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Practice Illustrate the problem and solve.

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Practice
Illustrate the problem and solve.

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Practice
Illustrate the problem and solve.

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Summary

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Summary

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Homework

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Homework

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Learning Suggestions