Ohio Content Standards: Use right triangle trigonometric relationships to determine lengths and angle measures.
Ohio Content Standards: Define the basic trigonometric ratios in right triangles: sine, cosine and tangent.
Ohio Content Standards: Apply proportions and right triangle trigonometric ratios to solve problems involving missing lengths and angle measures in similar figures.
Trigonometry
Trigonometry Comes from two Greek terms, trigon, meaning triangle, and metron, meaning measure.
Trigonometric Ratio
Trigonometric Ratio A ratio of the lengths of sides of a right triangle.
Trigonometric Ratio sin A = opposite hypotenuse
Trigonometric Ratio sin A = opposite hypotenuse cos A = adjacent hypotenuse
Trigonometric Ratio sin A = opposite hypotenuse cos A = adjacent hypotenuse tan A = opposite adjacent
Trigonometric Ratio Remember the Indian saying:
Trigonometric Ratio Remember the Indian saying: SOH – CAH – TOA
Find sin L, cos L, tan L, sin N, cos N, and tan N. Express each ratio as a fraction and as a decimal. N 8 M 17 15 L
Find each value to the nearest ten thousandth.
Find each value to the nearest ten thousandth. tan 56°
Find each value to the nearest ten thousandth. cos 89°
Find each value to the nearest ten thousandth. tan E = 9. 4618
Find each value to the nearest ten thousandth. sin B = 0. 7245
A fitness trainer sets the incline on a treadmill to 7°. The walking surface is 5 feet long. Approximately how many inches did the trainer raise the end of the treadmill from the floor? y 5 ft 7°