Trig Functions
Opposite over Adjacent
What is tangent?
Used to find the missing length given two sides of a triangle
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
Leg 1=3
Leg 2= 4
What is 5?
The cosine of 45 degrees.
What is sqrt(2)/2
4.62m
What is the length of the part of the tree that's still in the ground?
Adjacent over Hypotenuse
What is cosine?
Used to find the missing length given a side and an angle
What is Trigonometry?
Small leg= 3
Long leg = 3 sqrt 3.
Hypotenuse is 6?
The sine of 30 degrees.
What is 1/2?
9.24m
What is the length of the part of the tree that's fallen/broken?
Opposite over Hypotenuse?
What is sine?
Used to find the missing length given a triangle with two equal legs
What is a 45, 45, 90 special right triangle?
Leg 1 = 2
Leg 2 = 2
What is 2 sqrt 2?
The cosine of 0 degrees.
What is 1?
13.66m
What is the full length of the tree (before it broke and fell)?
Tangent ratio
What is Opposite over Adjacent
Used to find the missing length when the small leg is half the hypotenuse
What is 30, 60, 90 special right triangles?
Hypotenuse = 12
Long leg = 6 sqrt 3.
What is 6?
The tangent of 45 degrees.
What is 1?
Classify the triangle as Acute, Obtuse or Right.
16, 18, 26
What is obtuse triangle?
SOH CAH TOA
What is Sine = Opposite/Hypotenuse?
Cosine = Adjacent/Hypotenuse?
Tangent =Opposite/Adjacent?
Used to find the missing angle when given two sides
What is inverse trigonometry?
Theta = 37° , Adjacent = 11
Hypotenuse = ?
What is 13.8?
The tangent of 90 degrees.
What is undefined?
c2 < a2 + b2
Acute triangle