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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Find xRound your answer to 1 decimal place- x= (6.3)cm
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal functionFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle.opposite=xadjacent=32Since we now have the opposite and adjacent values, we can use the tan ratio to find x.tan11°12’ = oppositeadjacent tan11°12’ = x32 32×tan11°12’ = x32×32 Multiply both sides by 32 32tan11°12’ = x x = 32tan11°12’ Simplify this further by evaluating tan11°12’ using the calculator:1. Press tan2. Press 11 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 12 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.198005Continue solving for x.tan11°12’=0.198005x = 32×tan11°12’ = 32×0.198005 = 6.33617cm = 6.3cm Rounded off to 1 decimal place 6.3cm -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Find yRound your answer to 1 decimal place- y= (33.9)cm
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal functionFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle.adjacent=yhypotenuse=42Since we now have the adjacent and hypotenuse values, we can use the cos ratio to find y.cos36°8’ = adjacenthypotenuse cos36°8’ = y42 42×cos36°8’ = x42×42 Multiply both sides by 42 42cos36°8’ = y y = 42cos36°8’ Simplify this further by evaluating cos36°8’ using the calculator:1. Press cos2. Press 36 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 8 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.80764697Continue solving for y.cos36°8’=0.80764697y = 42cos36°8’ = 42×0.80764697 = 33.92117cm = 33.9cm Rounded off to 1 decimal place 33.9cm -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Find aRound your answer to 2 decimal places- a= (30.98)cm
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal functionFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle.opposite=ahypotenuse=39Since we now have the opposite and hypotenuse values, we can use the sin ratio to find a.sin52°35’ = oppositehypotenuse sin52°35’ = a39 39×sin52°35’ = a39×39 Multiply both sides by 39 39sin52°35’ = a a = 39sin52°35’ Simplify this further by evaluating sin52°35’ using the calculator:1. Press sin2. Press 52 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 35 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.7942379Continue solving for a.sin52°35’=0.7942379a = 39sin52°35’ = 39×0.7942379 = 30.975cm = 30.98cm Rounded off to 2 decimal places 30.98cm -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Find pRound your answer to 1 decimal place- p= (14.8)cm
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal functionFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle.opposite=padjacent=24Since we now have the opposite and adjacent values, we can use the tan ratio to find p.tan31°40’ = oppositeadjacent tan31°40’ = p24 24×tan31°40’ = p24×24 Multiply both sides by 24 24tan31°40’ = p p = 24tan31°40’ Simplify this further by evaluating tan31°40’ using the calculator:1. Press tan2. Press 31 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 40 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.616809Continue solving for p.tan31°40’=0.616809p = 24tan31°40’ = 24×0.616809 = 14.8034cm = 14.8cm Rounded off to 1 decimal place 14.8cm -
Question 5 of 5
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Find aRound your answer to 1 decimal place- a= (71.6)m
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal functionFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle.adjacent=ahypotenuse=72.3Since we now have the adjacent and hypotenuse values, we can use the cos ratio to find a.cos8°13’ = adjacenthypotenuse cos8°13’ = a72.3 72.3×cos8°13’ = a72.3×72.3 Multiply both sides by 72.3 72.3cos8°13’ = a a = 72.3cos8°13’ Simplify this further by evaluating cos8°13’ using the calculator:1. Press cos2. Press 8 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 13 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.989735Continue solving for a.cos8°13’=0.989735a = 72.3cos8°13’ = 72.3×0.989735 = 71.55782m = 71.6m Rounded off to 1 decimal place 71.6m
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