Reection

7.1: Tell me all the NEW things youve learned about

trigonometry this semester!

Unit 7: Trigonometric
Ratios and Functions
Target 7.1
APPLY RIGHT TRIANGLE
TRIGONOMETRY (S8.1)

Lets start with some basic trig...

Hypotenuse
theta

Opposite

o
S
h

a
C
h

o
T
a

Adjacent

In addition to these three trig functions, there are three more

which are the ________________ of sine, cosine and tangent.
Sine ______________ (_____)
Cosine ______________ (_____)
Tangent ______________ (_____)

Find the six trig functions of

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If sin
= , nd the other ve trig functions. Leave your answers
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in simplied radical form (no decimals and no roots in
denominator!).

Solve ABC
. (To solve a triangle means to nd the measures of
all 3 sides and all 3 angles.)
Side
Angle

28o
15

A
B
C
Here are some strategies you may use:
Angles add up to ________
___________________ Theorem
Trig

Angles of Depression and Angles of Elevation

You are ying a kite that has a string length of 200 feet. You
measure its angle of elevation to be 58o. How high is the kite?

Standing atop a lighthouse that is 300 feet above sea level, you spy
two boats at sea that are directly east of you. The angle of
depression to the closer boat is 35o and the angle of depression to
the farther boat is 31o. How far apart are the boats?

We can use inverse trig functions to nd the missing angles of

right triangles.

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To comply with government regulations, a wheelchair ramp must

rise 8 feet for every 20 feet in length. What is the angle of elevation
at which the ramp needs to be built?

A plane leaves OHare and travels 500 miles southeast before

turning 90o. The plane travels another 750 miles before receiving an
emergency transmission requiring the plane to travel back to
OHare. How many degrees must the plane turn?

500 miles

750 miles