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The Legend of Chief Soh. Cah. Toa
A young brave of the Lumbee Tribe, frustrated by his inability to understand the geometric constructions of his tribe's battle dress…
…kicked out in anger against a stone and crushed his big toe.
Fortunately, the young brave learned from this experience, and began to use study and concentration to solve his problems rather than violence.
This was especially effective in his study of math,
And he went on to become the wisest man of his tribe.
According to legend the brave’s father, the tribal chief, dies.
Following tradition, the wise brave was to take his father’s place.
As custom dictates, the tribe’s Shaman gave the new Chief a name that reflected his special nature
A name that reminded them of his great discoveries and of the event which changed his life.
A name that took into account that he was troubled throughout his life by the problematic foot,
And that he was constantly at the edge of the river, soaking his feet in the cooling waters.
The high priest declared that the wise brave shall be called
The high priest declared that the wise brave shall be called Chief Soh. Cah. Toa.
Chief Soh. Cah. Toa studied many aspects of trigonometry
And even today we remember many trigonometric functions by his name.
Trigonometric Functions SINE COSINE TANGENT
Trigonometric Functions SINE COSINE TANGENT
SINE Prounounced “sign”
COSINE Prounounced “co-sign”
TANGENT Prounounced “tan-gent”
Greek Letter Prounounced “theta” Represents an unknown angle
en po t hy opposite adjacent us e
We need a way to remember all of these ratios…
SOHCAHTOA Sin Opp Hyp Cos Adj Hyp Tan Opp Adj
Finding sin, cos, and tan
SOHCAHTOA 10 8 6
Find the sine, the cosine, and the tangent of angle A. Give a fraction and decimal answer (round to 4 places). 10. 8 9 A 6
Find the values of the three trigonometric functions of . ? 5 4 3 Pythagorean Theorem: (3)² + (4)² = c² 5=c
Find the sine, the cosine, and the tangent of angle A B 8. 2 Give a fraction and decimal answer (round to 4 decimal places). 24. 5 A 23. 1
So be sure to remember The Legend of Chief Soh. Cah. Toa.