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Warm up 100 ft x 45° 51.3° Find x. Round to the nearest foot. x = 25 ft
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Lesson 12.1-12.2 Inverse Trig Functions SWBAT use the inverse of sin, cos and tan to solve for a missing angle in a right triangle.
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Trig – Inverse Functions ∆ It is possible to determine the size of either acute angle in a right triangle if you know the lengths of any 2 sides of that triangle. ∆ To do this, you use the inverse function sin -1 cos -1 tan -1 Find them on your calculator – you must push the 2 nd button first Anytime you use INVERSE trig you are finding an ANGLE
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Let’s look at some examples ∆Example 1: solve for x To get x alone you do the opposite of tan/sin/cos which is the inverse – tan -1 /sin -1 / cos -1 Don’t forget the degree sign
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Let’s look at some examples ∆Example 2: solve for x To get x alone you do the opposite of tan/sin/cos which is the inverse – tan -1 /sin -1 / cos -1
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Story Problems ∆ Step 1 – Write an equation that represents the trig ratio. ∆ Step 2 – Find the angle that has an approximate tangent value of (8/15) using your calculator (inverse tangent). 15 in 8 in x (opp) ( adj ) ∆ When using your calculator, calculate the inverse tan – (2nd, tan, 8/15, enter). Or you can use your trig table sheet, working backwards. (in the tan column look for the value of 8/15 (. 5333 ), once you find it look back to the angle measure for that value)
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Inverse Functions ∆Ex 4. ∆Step 1 – ∆Step 2 - x 15 cm 18 cm
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Summary ∆How are the trig functions we learned about yesterday related to the ones we talked about today? Show how they are related.
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Homework ∆WS 12.1-12.2
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