OH AH OA: sin θ = Opposite Hypotenuse cos θ = Adjacent Hypotenuse tan θ = Opposite Adjacent
OH AH OA: sin θ = Opposite Hypotenuse cos θ = Adjacent Hypotenuse tan θ = Opposite Adjacent
opposite
adjacent
ϴ
adjacent opposite
3 4 3
5 y sin x =
5
cos x =
5
tan x =
4
3
4 3 4
sin y = cos y = tan y =
x 5 5 3
4
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O A O
S H
–C H
–T A
Finding Missing Sides
SOH – CAH - TOA SOH – CAH - TOA
x 9
tan 51° = cos 51° =
9 “HYP” y
x y
9∙tan 51° =x y∙cos 51° =9
“OPP”
x ≈ 11.114 9
y=
cos(51°)
51° 51°
9 9 y ≈ 14.301
“ADJ” “ADJ”
x “HYP” opposite
13 ϴ=sin−1 ( )
hypotenuse
adjacent
ϴ=cos−1 ( )
hypotenuse
12 opposite
“OPP” ϴ=tan−1 ( )
adjacent
SOH – CAH - TOA
12 Throwback Skills
sin x° =
13 c2 =a2 +b2 30˚
12 45˚
x 2 2x x 3
x=sin−1 ( ) x
13
45˚ 60˚
x ≈ 67.380˚ x x
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