How to use trigonomic functions in real life

How to use trigonomic functions in real life Chris Tapia, Brianna Persaud

The use of trig functions in real life Even Though math may not be a favorite subject amongst people, we use it in our everyday life. We use it while running to count our calories or checking the amount of money we spend on clothes. Even though these are simple examples you will see in future jobs much more complex examples will be brought up. Such as in the medical field you have to see the amount of dosage a patient has to take. In the engineering field you have to pay attention to how much voltage is required to power a certain component. A simple math component such as trigonomic functions are used throughout our everyday lives. For example, a deep sea biologists needs to measure how down a submarine is from the surface of the boat. In order for them to know this, they need to know their specific distance they are on the surface of the ocean to the distance o the submarine. They also need to know the angle of their position to the submarine to find the depth. Not only do they use this to find the depth of submarines, but also to find the depth of wreckage. ( example: bermuda triangle (if possible!))

Why did you choose it and what does it apply to? We chose this application because of the diversity it is used in many fields. Many people think that trigonomic functions can be used only in class or simplified life problems, however, fields such as deep marine biologists use it every day. If they didn't know the height or depth or things, their data would be flawed or other biologists in the submarine would be lost. By going in depth with this field, we learned of the usage of tools these biologists use to find these problems. They use a sounding line to release into in the water till it reaches the submarine which then makes the depth so they can pull it back up. Or they can use this tools to find wreckage or dead animals.

Problem using trig function Elizabeth is on her first job as a deep sea biologists. Her task was to hypothesize how deep wreckage goes into the bermuda triangle. If the bermuda triangle is 150 meters below elizabeth at a 95 degree angle, what is the depth of the wreckage?