Right Triangle Trig Remember p Hy Opp Reciprocals

Right Triangle Trig

Remember…. p Hy Opp Reciprocals! Adj *Opposite and adjacent will change according to which angle you are using!

Find all 6 trig functions 13 12

Find all 6 trig functions 4 6

Find all 6 Trig Values. 3 4

Find all 6 Trig Values. 2 6

Find all 6 Trig Values. 5

Find x. (3 Decimals) x 4 38°

Find x. (2 Decimals) 27° 10 x

Find x. (2 Decimals) 6 64° x

Find x. (2 Decimals) 46° x 15

Find x. (2 Decimals) x 53° 23

To find a missing angle: l Type 2 nd (Trig Function) then x/y l Make sure that your Calculators are set On DEGREES!

Find x. 55 22 x°

Right Triangle Word Problems

Angle of Elevation l Angle from the horizontal up

Angle of Depression l Angle from the horizontal down

A guy wire is 3. 5 feet from a pole and the pole is 12 feet high. What is the angle of elevation?

A 16 foot ladder is leaning against a wall and makes an angle of 36° with the ground. How high up does the ladder reach?

The angle of depression from a lighthouse to a boat is 29°. If the lighthouse is 40 foot tall, how far way from the shore is the boat?

The sun is making a tree’s shadow 16 feet long. If the tree is 8 feet high, what is the angle of depression from the sun?

A golfer is standing at the tee, looking up to the green on a hill. If the tee is 36 yards lower than the green and the angle of elevation from the tee to the hole is 12°, find the distance from the tee to the hole.

A ramp for unloading a moving truck has an angle of elevation of 32°. If the top of the ramp is 4 feet above the ground, estimate the length of the ramp.

A falcon at a height of 200 feet sees two mice (A & B). The angle of depression to mice A is 18° and the angle of depression to mice B is 28°. Find the distance between the two mice.