Here are the solutions to the trigonometry word problems using the correct trigonometric ratios:
1) Given: Angle of kite = 42°, Length of string = 300 m
To find: Height of kite
Trigonometric ratio to use: Sine
Opposite/Hypotenuse = sin(angle)
Height/300 = sin(42°)
Height = 300 * sin(42°) = ~150 m
2) Given: Distance from building = 36 ft, Angle = 50°
To find: Height of building
Trigonometric ratio to use: Tangent
Opposite/Adjacent = tan(angle)
Height/36 = tan(50°)
Here are the solutions to the trigonometry word problems using the correct trigonometric ratios:
1) Given: Angle of kite = 42°, Length of string = 300 m
To find: Height of kite
Trigonometric ratio to use: Sine
Opposite/Hypotenuse = sin(angle)
Height/300 = sin(42°)
Height = 300 * sin(42°) = ~150 m
2) Given: Distance from building = 36 ft, Angle = 50°
To find: Height of building
Trigonometric ratio to use: Tangent
Opposite/Adjacent = tan(angle)
Height/36 = tan(50°)
Here are the solutions to the trigonometry word problems using the correct trigonometric ratios:
1) Given: Angle of kite = 42°, Length of string = 300 m
To find: Height of kite
Trigonometric ratio to use: Sine
Opposite/Hypotenuse = sin(angle)
Height/300 = sin(42°)
Height = 300 * sin(42°) = ~150 m
2) Given: Distance from building = 36 ft, Angle = 50°
To find: Height of building
Trigonometric ratio to use: Tangent
Opposite/Adjacent = tan(angle)
Height/36 = tan(50°)
Here are the solutions to the trigonometry word problems using the correct trigonometric ratios:
1) Given: Angle of kite = 42°, Length of string = 300 m
To find: Height of kite
Trigonometric ratio to use: Sine
Opposite/Hypotenuse = sin(angle)
Height/300 = sin(42°)
Height = 300 * sin(42°) = ~150 m
2) Given: Distance from building = 36 ft, Angle = 50°
To find: Height of building
Trigonometric ratio to use: Tangent
Opposite/Adjacent = tan(angle)
Height/36 = tan(50°)
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TRIGONOMETRY
TRIGONON – TRIANGLE M E T RY - M E A S U R E RIGHT TRIANGLE
Leg Hypotenuse
Legor Base PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM
c a
b ADJACENT
Opposite Leg Hypotenuse IN A RIGHT TRIANGLE HAVING AN ACUTE ANGLE, A) the sine Θ is the ratio between __________ and __________. B) the cosineΘ is the ratio between __________ and __________. C) the tangentΘ is the ratio between __________ and __________. A
hypotenuse c opposite b
𝜃 C a B adjacent • Adjacent side is the side that is closest to the reference angle but not the hypotenuse • Opposite side is the side that is farthest away from the reference angle, but is not the hypotenuse • Hypotenuse is the longest side of the triangle which is across from the right angle. • Reference Angle is the angle we pick that we base the side definitions on. The right angle is never a reference angle SOH – CAH – TOA IS A MNEMONIC USED FOR REMEMBERING THE EQUATIONS OF SINE COSINE AND TANGENT. 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 1 • Sine of 𝜃 = sin 𝜃 = • Cosecant of 𝜃 = csc 𝜃 = = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 1 • Cosine of 𝜃 = cos 𝜃 = • Secant of 𝜃 = sec 𝜃 = = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 1 • Tangent of 𝜃 = tan 𝜃 = • Cotangent of 𝜃 = cot 𝜃 = = 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 Adj 5 Hyp 3
Opp 4 SINE(SIN) Ѳ CALLED ‘THETA’ INSTEAD OF USINGX
5Hyp Adj 𝑂𝑃𝑃 3 SIN (𝜃) = 𝐻𝑌𝑃
4 SIN (𝜃) = 5
SIN (𝜃) = 0.8
Opp 4 COSINE(COS) COS(Ѳ)=ADJ HYP 3 5Hyp COS(Ѳ)= Adj HYP
15 feet long. The angle is 40°. How tall is the flagpole?
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 Tangent of Θ = tan Θ = 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 How far is the ship from the seabed if the anchor has a 30 m distance below with 39° angle.
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 Sine of Θ = sin Θ = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 Instruction: Illustrate the following scenario to form a triangle and state the correct trigonometric ratios to be used. 1) A girl is flying her kite with 42° angle. If she knows the length of the string of her kite which is 300 m, how high is the kite? 2) Michael is standing 36 feet away from the base of a building, and he looks up at a 50° angle to a point on the edge of building’s roof. How tall is the building? 3) An airplane is flying at a height of 2 miles above the level ground. The angle from the plane to the foot of a tree is 15°. Find the distance that the air plane must fly to be directly above the tree. 4) From the top of a fire tower, a forest ranger sees his partner on the ground at an angle of 40º. If the tower is 45 feet in height, how far is the partner from the base of the tower? 5) From the top of a fire tower, a forest ranger sees his partner on the ground at an angle of depression of 40º. If the tower is 45 feet in height, how far is the partner from the base of the tower
