Trig Vocabulary
Trig Ratios pt.1
Similar Triangles
Trig Ratios pt.2
Math Jokes
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The trig function that is defined as opposite over hypotenuse.
Sine
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What is the tangent ratio?
24/7
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x=12
y=15
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What is the value of x?
15.4
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Why do you never argue with a 90 degree angle?
it is always right
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This trig function is defined as opposite over adjacent.
Tangent
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Given the two sides and B as the reference angle, what trig function would you use?
cosine
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A tree casts a shadow that is 24 feet long. A person who is 5 feet tall is standing in front of the tree, and his shadow is 8 feet long. Approximately how tall is the tree?
20 ft
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What is the RATIO for the SinC
9/41
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Why you should take your math teacher along to the bank?
So they can COSINE your loan
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This trig function is defined as adjacent over hypotenuse.
Cosine
300
What is the value of x?
x=43.8
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43.6
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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
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What do you call a man that spent all summer at the beach?
a tan-gent?
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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
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If a tree casts a 24-foot shadow at the same time that a yardstick casts a 2-foot shadow, find the height of the tree.
(yard stick=3ft)
12 ft
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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
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What is the trigonometry teacher’s favorite food?
COS-slaw
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When do you use inverse trig functions
To find an angle
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Find the missing angle measure.
53 degrees
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An equation in which two ratios are set equal to each other.
A proportion
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45 degrees
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Why do teachers from Las Vegas focus so much on Trigonometry?
"Because it's SIN city"