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4.3 Right Triangle Trigonometry

This document defines right triangle trigonometric functions including sine, cosine, and tangent. It provides the definitions of these functions as ratios of side lengths of a right triangle. The document also discusses reciprocal trig functions, finding trig function values given a specific angle, using trig identities to find unknown function values, and an example application problem involving a skateboard ramp.

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4.3 Right Triangle Trigonometry

This document defines right triangle trigonometric functions including sine, cosine, and tangent. It provides the definitions of these functions as ratios of side lengths of a right triangle. The document also discusses reciprocal trig functions, finding trig function values given a specific angle, using trig identities to find unknown function values, and an example application problem involving a skateboard ramp.

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4.

3 Right Triangle
Trigonometry
Right Triangle Trigonometric Functions
Sine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle
to the length of the hypotenuse.

sin(θ)= _______

Cosine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the leg adjacent to the
angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

Etp
cos(θ)= _______

Tangent of an angle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the
angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. SOH-CAH-TOA
tan(θ) = _______
Reciprocal Functions
• Cosecant, secant, and cotangent are the 3 reciprocal functions of the
sine, cosine and tangent ratios respectively.
Find the values of the six trigonometric functions of !.
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H y A 16
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A
SCO 2
L
sing Sec0 7
cos 0 Ey I D
cot F
tan
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s c h
If cos ! = , find the exact
8 values of the other five trigonometric
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op Gy
see op 8
sing
tanD E Cot Y
SOHCAHTOA
If cot ! = 3, find the exact values of the other five trigonometric
functions.
No
Csc To hip
sin to F
s
cos
cot
tan I
Trigonometric Identities
Let ! be an acute angle such that sin ! = 0.6. Find the value of a) cos !
and b) tan ! using trigonometric identities.
B tan0 0 9.8 0.75
A sin'Otcos o l 1
0.6 Cosy I
36 1052 1
103 0.61

05 0.8
!
Let ! be an acute angle such that tan ! = $. Find the value of a) co. !
and b) sec ! using trigonometric identities.

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sect Ittan
B I P Sed
Itt see

4 sa

Eg Sei
Es see
Application 1187 at
p
A skateboard ramp forms a 18.4° angle with the ground. If the base of
the ramp is 13 ft, a) how tall is the ramp? b) how long is the ramp?
A tan48.4 F Y
13tancis4

B cos 187
y 18.4

y 13 ft

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