What are the two special triangles?
45-45-90
30-60-90
List the 6 trig functions
Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Cosecant, Secant, Cotangent
sin(x), cos(x), tan(x), sec(x), csc(x), cot(x)
What are the maximum and minimum of a sine/cosine graph called?
Peaks/Crests are maximum, and troughs are minimums
What is the Law of Sines?
a/sin(A)=b/sin(B)=c/sin(C)
What is SOHCAHTOA?
Sine=opposite/hypotenuse
Cosine=adjacent/hypotenuse
Tangent=opposite/adjacent
What is sin(3pi/2), cos(pi), and tan(pi/2)
sin(3pi/2)=-1
cos(0)=1
tan(pi/2)=undefined
How do I find csc(x), sec(x), and cot(x)?
csc(x)=1/sin(x)=H/O
sec(x)=1/cos(x)=H/A
cot(x)=1/tan(x)=cos(x)/sin(x)=A/O
What is the general form of a sine function?
y=a*sin(bx-c)+d
What is the Law of Cosines?
c2=a2+b2-2ab*cos(C)
Find c: A=70deg, b=5
c=14.6
Find all missing sides and angles, given A=pi/6 and a=4
B=pi/3, b=8, c=4*sqrt(3)
Find sec(x) when cos(x)=1/2
sec(x)=2
What is the equation for Period?
period = 2pi/b
Find b when C=30deg, B=4deg, and c=7
b=4.95
Find 3 different values for x=sin-1(1/2)
Examples: x=pi/6, 5pi/6, 13pi/6, 17pi/6, -11pi/6, -7pi/6
Solve for x:
tan(x)=-sqrt(3)/4
cos(x)=1/2
x=5pi/3
List all three Pythagorean Identities
sin2(𝜃) + cos2(𝜃) = 1
1 + cot2(𝜃) = csc2(𝜃)
tan2(𝜃) + 1 = sec2(𝜃)
what are a, c, and d called in the general form of a sine/cosine function?
a is the amplitude, c is the phase shift, and d is the vertical shift
a=11.81
List 2 distinct Pythagorean triples
(that are not multiples of each other!)
Examples: 3-4-5, 5-12-13, 9-40-41, 8-15-17
Create the third quadrant of the Unit Circle
( -sqrt(3)/2 , -1/2 )
( -sqrt(2)/2 , -sqrt(2)/2 )
( -1/2 , -sqrt(3)/2 )
How do you find the second and third identities?
Second: divide all parts by sin2(x)
Third: divide all parts by cos2(x)
Graph: f(x)=cos(x)+2 and g(x)=tan(x)-1
*based on accuracy on white boards*
What is wrong with this solution?
When solving for C: a=3, b=4, and c=6;
16=9+36-24cos(C)
b2 and c2 are in the wrong places
Given A=pi/5 and a=5
Find the Perimeter and Area
P=20.39, A=17.20