The Trigonometric Functions we will be looking at

SINE COSINE TANGENT

The Trigonometric Functions

SINE COSINE TANGENT

SINE Pronounced sign

COSINE Pronounced co-sign

TANGENT Pronounced tan-gent

Greek Letter Prounounced theta

Represents an unknown angle

Opp Leg Sin = Hyp

hypotenuse

Adj Leg Cos = Hyp

opposite opposite

Opp Leg Tan = Adj Leg

adjacent

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Sin Opp Hyp Cos Adj Hyp Tan Opp Adj

Finding sin, cos, and tan.

(Just writing a ratio or decimal.)

Find the sine, the cosine, and the tangent of angle A. Give a fraction and decimal answer (round to 4 places).

10.8 A

opp 9 sin A = = .8333 hyp 10.8

adj 6 cos A = = hyp 10.8 9 = 6

.5556

Shrink yourself opp tan A = down and stand adj where the angle is. Now, figure out your ratios.

1 .5

Find the sine, the cosine, and the tangent of angle A

24.5 8.2
A

Give a fraction and decimal answer (round to 4 decimal places).

23.1

8.2 opp = sin A = .3347 24.5 hyp 23.1 = 24.5 .9429 8 .2 = 23.1 .3550

Shrink yourself down and stand where the angle is. Now, figure out your ratios.

adj cos A = hyp opp tan A = adj

Finding a side.
(Figuring out which ratio to use and getting to use a trig button.)

Ex: 1 Figure out which ratio to use. Find x. Round to the nearest tenth.

x tan ( 55) = 20
20

20 m

55

20 tan ( 55) = x
tan
55

x
Shrink yourself down and stand where the angle is. Now, figure out which trig ratio you have and set up the problem.

x 28.6 m

Ex: 2

Find the missing side. Round

to the nearest tenth.

80 ft

72
x 80

80 x= ( tan ( 72) )
(

80 tan ( 72 ) = x x tan ( 72 ) = 80

tan

72

Shrink yourself down and stand where the angle is. Now, figure out which trig ratio you have and set up

x 26 ft

Ex: 3

Find the missing side. Round

to the nearest tenth.

283 m

24
Shrink yourself down and stand where the angle is. Now, figure out which trig ratio you have and set up the problem.

x sin ( 24 ) = 283

283 sin ( 24 ) = x

x 115.1 m

Ex: 4

Find the missing side. Round

to the nearest tenth.

20 ft

40

x cos( 40) = 20

20 cos( 40 ) = x

x 15.3 ft

Finding an angle.
(Figuring out which ratio to use and getting to use the 2nd button and one of the trig buttons.)

Ex. 1: Find . Round to four decimal places.

17.2

2nd

17.2 tan = 9 tan 17.2

62.3789

Shrink yourself down and stand where the angle is. Now, figure out which trig ratio you have and set up the problem.

Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians).

Ex. 2: Find . Round to three decimal places.

23

2nd

7 cos = 23 cos 7

23

72.281
Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians).

Ex. 3: Find . Round to three decimal places.

200
00 4

200 sin = 400

2nd

sin

200

400 )

= 30
Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians).

When we are trying to find a side we use sin, cos, or tan. When we are trying to find an angle we use sin-1, cos-1, or tan-1.