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Wednesday: Warm-up Draw a unit circle and label all the key angles in degrees. You also need a calculator for today! 1
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Right Triangle Trigonometry Section 4-3
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4 Objectives I can use Special Triangle Rules I can use SOH-CAH-TOA to find information from right triangles and word problems
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Special Right Triangles 30 o, 45 o, 60 o 60 o Use the pythagorean theorem to find the sides. You must memorize these!!! The x-value is the cosine of that angle. The y-value is the sine of that angle.
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6 The six trigonometric functions of a right triangle, with an acute angle , are defined by ratios of two sides of the triangle. The sides of the right triangle are: the side opposite the acute angle , the side adjacent to the acute angle , and the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Memory Aide: SOH-CAH-TOA sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. opp adj hyp θ Trigonometric Functions sin = cos = tan = csc = sec = cot = opp hyp adj hyp adj opp adj
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7 Calculate the trigonometric functions for . The six trig ratios are 4 3 5 sin = tan = sec = cos = cot = csc = Example: Six Trig Ratios
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8 Calculator Mode MUST be set to DEGREES!!
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9 Finding an Angle 2 5 We have the opposite side and hypotenuse Sin θ = 2/5 = sin -1 (2/5) = 23.58°
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10 Word Problems Always draw a picture or diagram to represent the situation.
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11 angle of elevation When an observer is looking downward, the angle formed by a horizontal line and the line of sight is called the: Angle of Elevation and Angle of Depression When an observer is looking upward, angle of elevation. the angle formed by a horizontal line and the line of sight is called the: observer object line of sight horizontal observer object line of sight horizontal angle of depression angle of depression.
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12 Example 2: A ship at sea is sighted by an observer at the edge of a cliff 42 m high. The angle of depression to the ship is 16 . What is the distance from the ship to the base of the cliff? The ship is 146.47 m from the base of the cliff. line of sight angle of depression horizontal observer ship cliff 42 m 16 ○ d d = = 146.47.
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13 Example 3: A house painter plans to use a 16 foot ladder to reach a spot 14 feet up on the side of a house. A warning sticker on the ladder says it cannot be used safely at more than a 60 angle of inclination. Does the painter’s plan satisfy the safety requirements for the use of the ladder? Next use the inverse sine function to find . = sin 1 (14/16) = 61.044975 The painter’s plan is unsafe! ladder house 16 14 The angle formed by the ladder and the ground is 61.04 θ sin =
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14 Homework WS 8-1 Study Special Triangle values
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