Sample White Board Lesson

Using trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to solve right triangles
within word problems

tan= O
A A

A
s =H
co 45
F 115m
514
ft
C x

E
SOHCAHTOA B

445
ft

O
= H
sin
D

GeorgiaContentStandards:
MGSE912.G.SRT.6Understandthat
bysimilarity,sideratiosinright
trianglesarepropertiesoftheanglesin
thetriangle,leadingtodefinitionsof
trigonometricratiosforacuteangles.
MGSE912.G.SRT.7Explainanduse
therelationshipbetweenthesineand
cosineofcomplementaryangles.
MGSE912.G.SRT.8Usetrigonometric
ratiosandthePythagoreanTheoremto
solverighttrianglesinapplied
problems.
NationalISTEStandards:
5bStudentscollectdataoridentify
relevantdatasets,usedigitaltoolsto
analyzethem,andrepresentdatain
variouswaystofacilitateproblem
solvinganddecisionmaking.
1cStudentsusetechnologytoseek
feedbackthatinformsandimproves
theirpracticeandtodemonstratetheir
learninginavarietyofways.

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How about some Person1:
Selectapen,drawaright
triangle,andlabelthree

artwork ? parts(angles,sidesor
ratios)

Magic Ink !

Angle A:

Angle B:

Angle C:

0 Side a:

Side b:

Side c:

sinA:

0
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 cosA:
0 1 2 3 4 5

tanA:

Person2: Person3:
Determinethreemissing Findtheremainingthree
aspects,measurements, aspectsofthetriangle.
orratios

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 Let's get Hightech !
GeoGebra

Now, using GeoGebra on the Interactive WhiteBoard, let's make up our

own triangles and find their ratios.

Angle A: sin: cos: tan: cot:

Angle B: sin: cos: tan: cot:

Angle C: sin: cos: tan: cot:

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 Solving Problems

The main character in a play is delivering a monologue, and the lighting

technician needs to shine a spotlight onto the actor's face. The light being
directed is attached to a ceiling that is 10 feet above the actor's face. When the
spotlight is positioned so that it shines on the actor's face, the light beam makes
an angle of 20 degrees with a vertical line down from the spotlight.

How far is it from the spotlight to the actors face?

How much further away would the actor be if the spotlight made an angle of 32
degrees with the vertical?

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 Solving Problems

A ladder is learning against the outside wall of a building. The ladder is exactly 10 feet
long and makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground.

If the ground is level, what angle does the ladder make with the side of the building?
How far up the building does the ladder reach?

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 Solving Problems

An airport is tracking the path of one of its incoming flights. The distance to
the plane (from the airport) is 850 ft and the altitude of the plane is 400 ft.

What is the sine of the angle of elevation from the ground at the airport to the
plane?

What is the cosine of the angle of elevation?