February 28, 2018

Lesson 7.3 SOHCAHTOA

I will be able to:

- identify corresponding sides
Objective: of triangles based upon a given
angle
-use sin, cos, tan to find missing
sides

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Naming sides:

Angles are always labeled with a capital

letter, and side lengths are labeled with the
corresponding lower case letter.

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Introduction to the Greek letter Theta:

Most often used in mathematics to

represent an angle measure.

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b
c

B C
a

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Three sides in a

Hypotenuse:

Opposite:

Adjacent:

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Practice naming side lengths based upon the

placement of Theta:
A

b
c

B C
a

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Sine( ) = Opposite
Hypotenuse

The Sine function is the ratio of the

these two side lengths in a right triangle.

***abbreviation: sin

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* Identify theta
* Identify the hypotenuse and the
side length opposite of theta

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10
6

sin ( ) =

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sin ( ) =

13
5

12

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sin ( ) =

15

20 25

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Find the missing side

length of the triangle:

x
60

30

30

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Cosine( ) = Adjacent
Hypotenuse

The Cosine function is the ratio of the

these two side lengths in a right triangle.

***abbreviation: cos

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* Identify theta
* Identify the hypotenuse and the
side length adjacent to theta

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10

cos ( ) =

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cos ( ) =

15

20 25

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Find the missing side

length of the triangle:

x
60

42

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Find the missing side

length of the triangle:

x 12

75

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Tangent( ) = Opposite
Adjacent

The TANGENT function is the ratio of the

these two side lengths in a right triangle.

***abbreviation: tan

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* Identify theta
* Identify the opposite and the
side length adjacent to theta

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10

tan ( ) =

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Find the missing side

length of the triangle:
21
60

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Find the missing side

length of the triangle:
x

75

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At 57" from the base of a building you need to look

up at 55 to see the top of the building. What is the
distance from you to the top of the building?

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Find the height of the tree

using the sine function.

68 X

30

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Two ships detect the same submarine from different locations. The
submarine is 315 feet below the surface. Use the given information to
find out how far away the two ships are.

x
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315ft.

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