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Lesson 1 Trigonometric Ratios

1) The six trigonometric ratios - sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent - are defined using the sides of a right triangle. 2) SOH CAH TOA is a mnemonic that relates the trig functions to the sides of a right triangle: sine is opposite over hypotenuse, cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse, and tangent is opposite over adjacent. 3) Examples are given that use the trig functions to solve for missing sides in various right triangles based on information given about an acute angle and one side.

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Lesson 1 Trigonometric Ratios

1) The six trigonometric ratios - sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent - are defined using the sides of a right triangle. 2) SOH CAH TOA is a mnemonic that relates the trig functions to the sides of a right triangle: sine is opposite over hypotenuse, cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse, and tangent is opposite over adjacent. 3) Examples are given that use the trig functions to solve for missing sides in various right triangles based on information given about an acute angle and one side.

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Lesson 1: The Six Trigonometric Ratios: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent

In a right triangle, the six trigonometric ratios can be defined. Consider the right triangle ABC below. In
this triangle B represent the 𝜽. Then the leg denoted by a is the side adjacent to 𝜽, and the leg
denoted by b is the side opposite to 𝜽.

hypotenuse
opposite b c
𝜽

C a B
adjacent

𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
sin of 𝜽 = sin 𝜽 = cosecant of 𝜽 = csc 𝜽 =
𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆

𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
cosine of 𝜽 = cos 𝜽 = secant of 𝜽 = sec 𝜽 =
𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕

𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕
tangent of 𝜽 = tan 𝜽 = cotangent of 𝜽 = cot 𝜽 =
𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆

SOH – CAH – TOA is a mnemonic used for remembering the equations.


Showing a formula for the Missing Parts of a Right Triangle
Example 1: Determine the equation or formula to find a missing part of the triangle.
T s P

p t = 12

S
a. Solve for s in figure 1. b. Solve for p in figure 1.
Solution: P is an acute angle, t is the Solution: P is an acute angle, t is the hypotenuse,
hypotenuse, s is the side adjacent to and p is the opposite side of P.
P. Use SOH, that is
Use CAH, that is
𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆
cos 𝜽 = sin 𝜽 =
𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝒔 𝒑
cos P = sin P =
𝒕 𝒕

𝒔 𝒑
cos 530 = sin 530 =
𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐

s = 12 cos 530 p = 12 sin 530


B

a c

C b = 10.6 A
c. Solve for a in figure 2. d. Solve for c in figure 2.
Solution: B is an acute angle, b Solution: B is an acute angle, b is the opposite
b is the opposite side and a is the side and c is the hypotenuse of the given acute
side adjacent to B. angle.
Use TOA, that is Use SOH, that is

𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆
tan 𝜽 = sin 𝜽 =
𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝒃 𝒃
tan B = sin B =
𝒂 𝒄

𝟏𝟎.𝟔 𝟏𝟎𝟎
tan 670 = sin 670 =
𝒂 𝒄

𝟏𝟎.𝟔 𝟏𝟎.𝟔
a= c=
𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝟔𝟕 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟔𝟕

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