Right triangles Trigonometry 7.5-7.6 DAY 1

A trigonometric ratio is a ratio of the lengths of two sides of a right triangle. We will use three different ratios, sine, cosine and tangent.

Remember Chief Sohcahtoa Trigonometric Ratio Abbreviation Definition Sine of A Sin A opp. A = a Hypotenuse c Cosine of A Cos A adj. to A = b Hypotenuse c Tangent of A Tan A opp. A = a adj. to A b

Examples Using Sohcahtoa: B 13 12 5 1. sin A = sin B = cos A = cos B = tan A = tan B =

Examples: Use a calculator. Find the following, rounding to 4 decimal places. sin 27 = B) tan 32 = C) cos 72 = D) sin 48 = .4540 .6249 .7431 .3090 mode!

Examples: inverse function A) sin B = B) cos E = C) tan I = Find the measure of the acute angles given the same trigonometric ratio. A) sin B = B) cos E = C) tan I = H I G E F D C B A 62° X = 67.38 ~ 67° 36.89 ~ 37° inverse function How can I find angles with this???? 2nd sin 15/17

Tan 50 = x / 4.8

angles of elevation and Depression DAY 2

7-7 Angles of Elevation and Depression By definition, the picture at the left shows each of the angle of depression and the angle of elevation. However, since the angles are congruent because ___________________________________, we can just use the triangle at the right the lines are ll, then Alternate Interior angles are congruent

Class Exercises: A surveyor is 130 ft. from a tower. The tower is 86 ft. high. The surveyor’s instrument is 4.75 feet above the ground. Find the angle of elevation. 2. A plane P is 3 miles above ground. The pilot sights the airport A at an angle of depression of 15o. He sights his house H at an angle of depression of 32o. What is the ground distance d between the pilot’s house and the airport. Tan x = (86-4.75)/130 Tan x = 81.25/130 Tan x = .625 X = 32° 86 ft Angle of elevation = ?? 130 ft 4.75 ft Airport distance Tan 15 = 3/a a = 3/tan 15 a = 11.2 miles Home distance Tan 32 = 3/h h = 3/tan 32 h = 4.8 miles 15 32 3 miles 15 32 Airport – home = 11.2 - 4.8 =6.4 miles

Class Exercises: State an equation that would enable you to solve each problem. Then solve. Round answers to the nearest tenth. Given mP = 15 and PQ = 37, find QR. b. Given PR = 2.3 and PQ = 5.5, find mP. Sin 15 = x/37 37 * sin 15 = x 9.6 = x P Q R Cos P = 2.3/5.5 Cos P = .41818 P = 65.3

Class Exercises: A truck is driven onto a ramp that is 80 ft long. How high is the end of the ramp when the angle of elevation of the ramp is ? ? Sin 30 = x/80 80 * sin 30 = x Sin 45 = x/80 80 * sin 45 = x 80 ft X ft 40 Ft = x 56.6 Ft = x 30

Class Exercises: 5. A 6 ft tall person is enjoying a Saturday afternoon by flying a kite. The angle of elevation from him to the kite is . He brought 75 ft of string and has used all of it. How high is the kite? 75 ft x ft 35 Sin 35 = x/75 75 * sin 35 = x 6 ft 43 ft = x The kite is 43 + 6 = 49 ft above the ground.

System of equations with trig You are in a building on the 3rd floor and look across the street at a crane. You notice that the angle when you look up at the top of the crane is 55° and the angle when you look down to the bottom is 61°. If the crane is 60 ft tall, how far away is the building you are in ? 55° 61° 60ft (60-y) y x Step 1: Write the 2 equations for the system. Step 2: Solve each equation for y=. Step 3: Set the equations equal to each other and solve for x. Step 4: If you need the answer for y plug in the value for x and solve for y. ft away from the crane