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    The document provides examples and explanations for solving right triangles using trigonometric definitions, including finding missing sides or angles when given certain known parts of a right triangle. Several real-world examples are given involving surveying heights or distances using angles of elevation or depression. Key terms like angle of elevation and depression are defined.

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    SOLVING RIGHT TRIANGLES

    Using your definitions to solve “real


    world” problems.
    What does it mean to solve a right
    triangle?
    • Solving a right triangle means to find all the
    unknown parts.
    • You are usually given one side of a right
    triangle and one of the acute angles and asked
    to find one of the other sides,
    • Or
    • Your are given two sides and asked to find one
    of the acute angles.
    For example

    • Given the triangle shown find • 1st label all the sides and
    the remaining parts of the angles.
    triangle. • Now look at your trig.
    definitions and decide which
    one will let you find sides a and
    B b and the angle at B.

    6
    c
    a

    400

    C A
    b
    Another example
    • Given that two legs of a right triangle are 8 and 15, find the
    measure of the acute angles.
    B

    15

    A
    8
    Some terms you will need.

    • Angle of elevation.
    • The angle measured from
    the horizontal to the top Lin
    eo
    of the object in question. fs
    igh
    t
    • The angle of elevation to
    the top of a fir tree is 
    shown in the diagram. horizontal

    Angle of elevation
    Some terms you will need.

    • Angle of depression: • The woman is watching the


    dog.
    • The angle measured
    from the horizontal horizontal
    down to the object in

    question.
    Angle of depression
    ight
    s
    e of
    Lin
    Something interesting

    • The woman is
    watching the dog and
    the dog is watching horizontal
    the woman.

    • <
    ight Angle of depression
    o fs
    ne
    Li

    horizontal

    Angle of elevation
    Some examples

    • A surveyor is standing
    50 ft from the base of
    a large tree. The
    surveyor measures
    the angle of elevation
    to the top of the tree
    as 71.50. How tall is
    the tree.
    First draw a quick sketch and place all
    information in the sketch.

    • A surveyor is standing
    50 ft from the base of
    a large tree. The
    surveyor measures
    x
    the angle of elevation
    to the top of the tree
    as 71.50. How tall is 71.50
    the tree.
    50 ft
    Another example

    • From the top of a 7020’


    lookout tower, the
    angle of depression of
    a small fire is 70 20’. If

    100 ft
    the height of the
    tower is 100 ft, how
    far from the base of
    the tower is the fire?
    • Make a quick sketch.
    7020’
    • Label known and
    unknowns.
    • Notice that the given 100 ft
    angle is not inside the
    triangle.

    x
    Another example
    • A person is 200 yds from a river. Rather than
    walking directly to the river, the person walks
    400 yds along a straight path to the river’s
    edge. Find the acute angle  between this
    path and the river’s edge.
    • See the figure.

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