Trig Vocabulary (pt. 1)
Trig Ratios
Trig Vocabulary (pt. 2)
More Trig Ratios
Story Problems
100

The trig function that is defined as opposite over hypotenuse.

Sine 

100

What is the tangent ratio?

24/7

100

The side opposite the right angle of a right triangle.

hypotenuse


100

What is the value of x?

15.4

100

Steel loading ramps are used to load a lawn mower onto a truckbed 37.5 inches above ground. If the ramps make a 30° angle with the ground, find the length of the ramps in feet.

75 ft

200

This trig function is defined as opposite over adjacent.

Tangent

200

What is the sine ratio of angle A?

a/c

200

What is the only type of triangle you can use trig ratios with?

Right triangle 

200

What is the RATIO for the SinC

9/41

200

The infield of a baseball field is a square with sides measuring 90 feet. A ball thrown from third to first base is caught in 1.2 seconds. Find the speed of the ball in feet per second. Round to the nearest tenth.

90sqrt(2) or 106.1 ft/sec

300

This trig function is defined as adjacent over hypotenuse.

Cosine 

300

What is the value of x?

x=43.8

300

Does Sin(A)=Cos(A)? 

No. 

300

What trig function would you need to use to find the value of x? What is the value of x?

Tangent Function

x=99.8

300

Jake leaned a 12-foot ladder against his house. If the angle formed by the ladder and the ground is 68° , how far from the base of the house did he place the ladder?

4.5ft

400

When do you use trig functions? 

To find a missing side of a right triangle

400

What trig ratio do you need to use to solve for BC? What is the length of BC?

Cosine

BC = 1.71

400

Does sin(50) = cos(40)?

It sure does. 

400

What trig function would you need to use to find the value of x? What is the value of x?

What is SINE function

x=33.3

400

A ramp is used to load suitcases on an airplane. If the cargo door is 7 feet from the ground and the angle formed by the end of the ramp and the ground is 25° , how long is the ramp?

16.6 ft
500

When do you use inverse trig functions 

To find an angle 

500

Find the missing angle measure.

53 degrees

500

What is the Pythagorean theorem equation?

 a^2+b^2=c^2 

500

45 degrees 

500

A fireman leaned a 36-foot ladder against a building. If he placed the ladder 7 feet from the base of the building, what angle is formed between the ladder and the ground?

78.8

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