30 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
Special Right Triangles
Potpourri
100

sin 30o

1/2

100

cos 45o

sqrt(2)/2

100

tan 60o

sqrt(3)

100

30-60-90 Triangle: If the side opposite the 30o angle is 23, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

46

100

Using the words opposite, adjacent, and hypotenuse, what is the ratio for the cosine of an angle?

adjacent over hypotenuse

200

cos 30o

sqrt(3)/2

200

tan 45o

1

200

cos 60o

1/2

200

45-45-90 Triangle: If the side opposite the 45o angle is 20, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

20sqrt(2)

200

Find csc 34.8o (round to three decimals).

1.752

300

tan 30o

sqrt(3)/3

300

sin 45o

sqrt(2)/2

300

sin 60o

sqrt(3)/2

300

30-60-90 Triangle: If the side opposite the 60o angle is 7, what is the length of the side opposite the 30o angle?

7sqrt(3)/3

300
If the sin x = 2/3, what is csc x?

3/2

400

csc 30o

2

400

cot 45o

1

400

cot 60o

sqrt(3)/3

400

45-45-90 Triangle: If the hypotenuse has length of 40, what is the length of the one of the legs?

20sqrt(2)

400

If the sec x = 7/5, what is the sin x?

2sqrt(6)/7

500

sec 30o

2sqrt(3)/3

500

csc 45o

sqrt(2)

500

sec 60o

2

500

30-60-90 Triangle: If the side opposite the 60o angle is 10, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

20sqrt(3)/3

500

If the sec x = 7/5, what is the cot x?

5sqrt(6)/12