Six Trigonometric

Functions
Label the parts of the triangle and give the six trigonometric ratios of the side
angles.
Practice:
Triangle BCA is a right-angled at C. If c = 23 and b = 17, find
angle A, angle B and a. Express your answers up to two decimal places.
Practice:
Triangle BCA is a right-angled at C. If c = 23 and b = 17, find
angle A, angle B and a. Express your answers up to two decimal places.
Solution:
Sketch a figure.
a. Side b is the adjacent side of angle A; c is the hypotenuse of right
triangle BCA. Use CAH, that is: B

c=23

C A
b=17
Solution
a. To find B, since B and A are complementary angles, then
B

c=27
a=?

°
C
58 A
b=?
b=? c=?
SEATWORK:
1) Triangle ACB is right-angled at C. If a =18.5 cm and b = 14.2 cm,
find c, A and B.
2) Analysis
Complete the sentence:
In a right triangle having an acute angle,
a. The sine θ is the ratio between __________ and
___________.
b. The cosine θ is the ratio between ___________ and
___________.
c. The tangent θ is the ratio between ___________ and
____________.
 3) Review/ Follow-up
Use! List! Explain!
a. Use the figure below to answer the following questions:
1) What is the length of NP?
2) What is the measure of angle U and angle P?
3) How do you find the measure of the angles?

b. List the trigonometric ratios of angle N that involves

the measure of the hypotenuse.