Name: ___________________________________ Unit 12: Trigonometry

Date: ________________________ Bell: ______ Homework 1: Pythagorean Theorem, Special

Right Triangles, & Trig Functions

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Directions: Find each missing length. Give all answers in simplest radical form.
1. 2.
x 16

14
x
18

10

3. 4.

y x y
45°

30°

5. 6.
x y
x
30 45°

60° 28
y

7. Find the values of the six trigonometric 8. Find the values of the six trigonometric
functions for θ . functions for θ .
16
θ 5
θ
12 12

sin θ = csc θ = sin θ = csc θ =

cos θ = sec θ = cos θ = sec θ =

tan θ = cot θ = tan θ = cot θ =

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9. Given the ratio for tan θ , find the remaining 10. Given the ratio for csc θ , find the remaining
ratios. ratios.

7
sin θ = csc θ = sin θ = csc θ =
2

cos θ = sec θ = cos θ = sec θ =

4
tan θ = cot θ = tan θ = cot θ =
5

Directions: Give the exact ratios for each function below.

11. sin 45° 12. tan 60° 13. cos 30°

14. cot 60° 15. sec 45° 16. csc 60°

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Main Ideas/Questions Notes

Directions: Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth.
FINDING SIDES 1. 2.
LENGTHS 64° 25 x 12

47°

3. 4.
18°
9
35°
34
x x

5. 6.
18
x
63° 30°
x
27

If you know the sin, cosine, or tangent ratio of an angle, you can use the
FINDING ANGLES inverse of the ratio (sin-1, cos-1, tan-1) to find the measure of the angle.
MEASURES If sin θ = x, then If cos θ = x, then If tan θ = x, then

Directions: Find the missing angle. Round to the nearest tenth.

7. 8.

θ 38
14
40

θ
8

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 9. 10.
θ θ 11
48
22
17

11. The angle of elevation from a fishing boat to the top of a lighthouse is 5°.
ANGLE OF If the top of the lighthouse is 161 feet above sea level, how far is the boat
from the lighthouse?
ELEVATION

12. The angle of elevation from the bottom of a slide to the top of the slide is
Angle of Elevation 44°. If the top of the slide sits 16 feet above the ground, find the length of
the slide. Assume it is a straight slide.

13. A 10-foot ramp is used to unload furniture from a truck. If the back of the
truck sits 3 feet above the ground, find the measure of the angle that the
ramp makes with the ground.

14. A fire is spotted from the top of a 125-foot tall fire tower. If the angle of
ANGLE OF depression to the fire is 19°, how far is the fire from the base of the tower?

DEPRESSION

Angle of Depression
15. An airplane is flying at an altitude of 8,900 feet over water. The pilot spots
a raft floating in the water at a 28° angle of depression. What is the
horizontal distance from the airplane to the raft?

16. Max is sitting in the stands at the baseball stadium. He catches a foul ball
and decides to throw it back to a player standing on first base. If the
horizontal distance from Max to the player is 61 feet and the ball travels 76
feet, what is the angle of depression from Max to the player?

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 Name: ___________________________________ Unit 12: Trigonometry
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______ Homework 2: Finding Side and Angle Measures

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Directions: Find each missing measure. Round all answers to the nearest tenth.
1. 2.
x
15
26°

x 24 49°

3. 4.
14° 5
67°

x
x

18

5.

30
53°

75°
x

6. 7.
32
x°
13
x°
35
15

8. 9.
x° 10

27
26.2
19
x°

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10. David is standing 500 feet away from the base of a cell phone tower. The angle of elevation
from his eyes to the top of the tower is 78°. If David’s eyes are 6 feet above the ground, how tall
is the tower?

11. The angle of elevation from the top of one building to another is 26°. If the shorter building is
400 feet tall and the buildings are 1500 feet apart, how tall is the other building?

12. A 200-foot supporting cable is tied to the top of a cell phone tower then secured to a point on
the ground. If the angle of elevation from the point on the ground to the top of the tower is 38°,
find the height of the tower.

13. The angle of depression from the top to the bottom of a ski lift is 43°. If the vertical distance
between the top and bottom of the lift is 800 feet, determine the length of the cable between
them.

14. An airplane is descending to a runaway. At an altitude of 15.2 miles, its horizontal distance to the
runway is 60 miles. Find the angle of descent.

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Main Ideas/Questions Notes

Angles in • An angle on the coordinate plane is in standard form when

the vertex is on the origin and one ray lies on the positive x-axis.
Standard Form
90°
• The ray on the x-axis is called the __________________ ___________.
y

θ • The other ray is called the __________________ ___________.

180° 0° • Counterclockwise rotations result in ___________________ angle measures.

x

• Clockwise rotations result in ___________________ angle measures.

270° • One full revolution = _____________.

Directions: Sketch an angle with the given measure in standard position.

Drawing Angles
1. 75° 2. -160° 3. 430°
y y y

x x x

Radians vs. A radian is a unit of angle measure based on arc length.

Degrees One radian is defined as the measure of the angle formed when
the radius is equivalent to the length of the intercepted arc.
Recall that the circumference of a circle is 2rπ, therefore:
r r
θ 360° = __________________________; 180° = __________________________
θ = 1 radian
Converting Degrees ➝ Radians Converting Radians ➝ Degrees

 π radians   180 
Radians = Degrees ⋅   Degrees = Radians ⋅  
 180   π radians 

Directions: Convert each measure to radians.

Degrees ➝
4. 30° 5. 150° 6. -220°
Radians

Directions: Convert each measure to degrees.

Radians ➝ 4π 5π 7π
Degrees 7. 8. − 9.
3 36 4

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 Angles in standard position with the same terminal side are coterminal
Coterminal angles. Give two coterminal angles for each given angle, one positive and
Angles one negative:
y 10. 65° 11. 540°

π 
90°  
2

13π 14π
 3π 
12. 13.
−270°  −  18 9
 2 

For an angle θ in standard form, the reference angle is the positive acute
Reference angle form by the terminal side and the x-axis. Sketch and find the reference
Angles angles for each angle:
14. 225° y 15. -310° y 2π y
y 16.
3
θ
x
x x x
Reference
Angle

Let θ be an angle in standard form and P(x, y) be a point on the terminal side
Trig Functions of θ. The distance from P to the the origin, r, can be found using the formula:
y
__________________________ (The Pythagorean Theorem).
P(x, y)
r
y θ
x sin θ = cos θ = tan θ =
x

csc θ = sec θ = cot θ =

17. P(5, -2) is a point on the terminal side of θ in standard form. Find the
y exact values of the trigonometric functions of θ:

sin θ = cos θ = tan θ =

csc θ = sec θ = cot θ =

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 Name: ___________________________________ Unit 12: Trigonometry
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______ Homework 3: Angles and Angle Measure

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Directions: Convert each measure to radians.

1. 225° 2. 20° 3. -255°

4. -140° 5. 75° 6. -300°

Directions: Convert each measure to degrees.

23π 31π π
7. 8. − 9.
12 36 12

5π π 7π
10. 11. − 12. −
9 2 6

Directions: Sketch each angle. Then give two coterminal angles (one positive and one negative)
and the reference angle.
13. 115° y 14. 350° y

Coterminal ∠’s: Coterminal ∠’s:

x x

Reference ∠: Reference ∠:

15. -40° y 16. -460° y

Coterminal ∠’s: Coterminal ∠’s:

x x

Reference ∠: Reference ∠:

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 5π y 11π y
17. 18. −
18 Coterminal ∠’s: 9
Coterminal ∠’s:

x x

Reference ∠: Reference ∠:

Directions: Sketch the angle in standard form whose terminal side passes through the given point. Find
the exact value for each trignomometric function.
19. (-5, 12) y

sin θ = csc θ =

x cos θ = sec θ =

tan θ = cot θ =

20. (2, 8) y

sin θ = csc θ =

x cos θ = sec θ =

tan θ = cot θ =

21. (3, -6)

y
sin θ = csc θ =

x cos θ = sec θ =

tan θ = cot θ =

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Main Ideas/Questions Notes

The Unit Circle A unit circle is a circle with a radius of 1 unit.

y Because the value of r is 1 for each point P(x, y) on the circle, the
P(x, y) sine, cosine, and tangent values for θ are defined as:
1

θ
x
sin θ = cos θ = tan θ =

** The coordinates of P can be written as _______________________________. **

y
The following angles are used 90°
Special Angles frequently with the unit circle:
60°
45°
0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, 180°, 270°, and 360° 30°

Because the terminal side of 0°, 90°, 180° and x

270° angles lie on an axis, they are called 180° 0°/360°
quadrantal angles.
*Memorize these values!** 270°

Degrees Radians sin θ cos θ tan θ P(x, y)

0°/360°

30°

45°

60°

90°

180°

270°

• Label the ordered pairs for each angle above.

Labeling the
Unit Circle • Use these angles as reference angles for the remaining angles around
the circle.
• Adjust your coordinates by looking at which quadrant the point is
located in.
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 Which trig functions are POSITIVE in: y
Signs of Trig
• Quadrant I? __________
Functions
• Quadrant II? __________
x
• Quadrant III? __________
• Quadrant IV? __________
Remember the phrase “All Students Take Calculus!”
1. If tan θ > 0, which quadrant(s) 2. If sec θ < 0, which quadrant(s)
could the terminal side of θ lie? could the terminal side of θ lie?

3. If sin θ > 0, which quadrant(s) 4. If cos θ < 0 and cot θ > 0, which
could the terminal side of θ lie? quadrant(s) could the terminal side
of θ lie?

Step 1: Find the measure of the reference angle.

Using
Step 2: Identify the trig function for the reference angle.
Reference Step 3: Adjust the sign, if needed.
Angles to find Directions: Give the exact value for each trigonometric function.
Trig Values 5. sin 150° 6. tan 300° 7. cos 225°

8. cot 315° 9. tan 240° 10. sec 300°

11π 7π 4π
11. cos 12. csc 13. sin
6 4 3

3π 7π π
14. tan 15. sin 16. sec
4 6 2

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 THE UNIT CIRCLE
( , )
y
II ( , ) ( , ) I
90°
( , ) 120° 60°
( , )
135° 45°
( , ) ( , )
150° 30°

180° 0°/360° x
( , ) ( , )
210° 330°
( , ) ( , )
225° 315°

240° 300°
( , ) ( , )
270°

III ( , ) ( , ) IV

( , )
Summary of Signs in the Quadrants:
Trig Values:
I II III IV
sin θ =
sin θ
cos θ = cos θ
tan θ = tan θ

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 Name: ___________________________________ Unit 12: Trigonometry
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______ Homework 4: The Unit Circle

1. Which trig functions are positive for angles 2. Which trig functions are negative for angles
terminating in Quadrant IV? terminating in Quadrant II?

3. If cos θ < 0, which quadrant(s) could the 4. If csc θ > 0, which quadrant(s) could the
terminal side of θ lie? terminal side of θ lie?

5. If tan θ < 0 and sec θ > 0, which quadrant(s) 6. If sin θ < 0 and cot θ < 0, which quadrant(s)
could the terminal side of θ lie? could the terminal side of θ lie?

Directions: Find the exact value for each trigonometric function. Use reference angles when
necessary.
7. sin 60° 8. cos 225° 9. tan 330°

10. cot 150° 11. sec 135° 12. tan 210°

13. sec 270° 14. csc 315° 15. sin 240°

7π 3π 5π
16. tan 17. cos 18. csc
6 4 3

π 5π 11π
19. sin 20. cot 21. sec
6 6 6

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Name: ________________________________________ Algebra 2

Date: ______________________________ Per: ______ Unit 12: Trigonometry

Quiz 12-1: Introduction to Trig; The Unit Circle

1. Find the values of the six trigonometric functions for angle θ. Give answers in simplest form.

21 sin θ = ________ csc θ = ________

θ
cos θ = ________ sec θ = ________
24

tan θ = ________ cot θ = ________

3
2. If cot θ = , find the remaining trigonometric functions. sin θ = ________ csc θ = ________
5

cos θ = ________ sec θ = ________

tan θ = ________

Find the missing side lengths. Round all answers to the nearest tenth.

3. 25° 4. 3. _____________
17

48° 4. _____________
34
x

Find the measure of θ. Round all answers to the nearest tenth.

5. 6. 5. _____________

θ 17 31
θ 6. _____________
18 42

7. Beth is flying a kite with 300 feet of string. The kite gets stuck in a tree, so she 7. _____________
ties the other end of the string to a rock on the ground making the string taut.
The angle of elevation from the rock to kite is 35°. How far up the tree is the
kite? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Give each degree measure in radians and each radian measure in degrees.

8. 130° 9. -285° 8. __________

9. __________

17π 7π 10. __________

10. − 11.
9 36
11. __________

Give two coterminal angles (one positive and one negative) and the reference angle.

12. 290° 12. Coterminal ∠’s: ________________________

Reference ∠: ___________

4π 13. Coterminal ∠’s: ________________________

13. −
5
Reference ∠: ___________

14. The terminal side of an angle in standard form passes through the point (6, -4). Make a sketch,
then find each function value.
y
sin θ = ________ csc θ = ________

x cos θ = ________ sec θ = ________

tan θ = ________ cot θ = ________

15. If tan θ < 0 and sec θ < 0 which quadrant(s) could the terminal side of θ lie? 15. ____________

Find the exact value for each trigonometric function.

16. tan 135° 17. csc 240° 18. sin 120° 16. __________

17. __________

18. __________

7π 2π π
19. __________
19. cos 20. sec 21. cot
4 3 6
20. __________

21. __________

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