Trigonometry 106.3 Radio City High
Trigonometry 106.3 Radio City High
Trigonometry 106.3 Radio City High
Angle
The sides of a right -angled triangle are
given special names:
hypotenuse, the opposite and the adjacent.
The hypotenuse is the longest side and is
always opposite the right angle.
The opposite and adjacent sides refer to
another angle, other than the 90o.
A
The Trigonometric
Functions we will be
looking at
SINE
COSINE
TANGENT
The Trigonometric
Functions we will be
looking at
COSECANT
SECANT
COTANGENT
The Trigonometric
Functions
SINE
COSINE
TANGENT
SINE
Pronounced
“sign”
COSINE
Pronounced
“co-sign”
TANGENT
Pronounced
“tan-gent”
COSECANT
Pronounced
“co-secant”
SECANT
Pronounced
“secant”
COTANGENT
Pronounced as
“co-tangent”
Greek Letter
Pronounced
“theta”
Represents an unknown
angle
Opp
Sin
Hyp
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
opposite
opposit
Adj
Cos
Hyp
Opp adjacent
Tan
Adj
hyp
csc
opp
hyp
sec
adj
adj
cot
opp
We need a way
to remember all
of these ratios…
SOHCAHTOA Sin
Opp
Hyp
Cos
Adj
Hyp
Tan
Opp
Old Adj
CHOSHACAO CSC
Hyp
Opp
Sec
Hyp
Adj
Cot
Adj
Old Opp
The angle is in standard position if…
Use the triangle in Figure 4.25 to find the exact values of the
six trigonometric functions of .
Figure 4.25
Example 1 – Solution cont’d
hyp =
=
= 5.
Example 1 – Solution cont’d
Solution :
The Six Trigonometric
Functions
1. 2250
2. 2100
3. 3000
4. 3150