Right Triangle Trig: Finding a Missing Angle
Finding an angle. (Figuring out which ratio to use and getting to use the 2 nd button and one of the trig buttons.)
Ex. 1: Find . Round to four decimal places Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians). 2 nd tan 17.29) Shrink yourself down and stand where the angle is. Now, figure out which trig ratio you have and set up the problem.
Ex. 2: Find . Round to three decimal places Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians). 2 nd cos 723)
Ex. 3: Find . Round to three decimal places Make sure you are in degree mode (not radians). 2 nd sin )
Steps to finding the missing angle of a right triangle using trigonometric ratios: 1.Redraw the figure and mark on it HYP, OPP, ADJ relative to the unknown angle 5.92 km HYP OPP ADJ 2.67 km
Steps to finding the missing angle of a right triangle using trigonometric ratios: 2.For the unknown angle choose the correct trig ratio which can be used to set up an equation 3.Set up the equation 5.92 km HYP OPP ADJ 2.67 km
Steps to finding the missing angle of a right triangle using trigonometric ratios: 4.Solve the equation to find the unknown using the inverse of trigonometric ratio. 5.92 km HYP OPP ADJ 2.67 km
Practice Together: Find, to one decimal place, the unknown angle in the triangle. 3.1 km 2.1 km
YOU DO: Find, to 1 decimal place, the unknown angle in the given triangle. 7 m 4 m