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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Find xRound your answer to 2 decimal places- x= (10.49)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=28Since we now have the opposite and adjacent values, we can use the tan ratio to find x.tan20°32’ = oppositeadjacent tan20°32’ = x28 28×tan20°32’ = x28×28 Multiply both sides by 28 28tan20°32’ = x x = 28tan20°32’ Simplify this further by evaluating tan20°32’ using the calculator:1. Press tan2. Press 20 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 32 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.374548Continue solving for x.tan20°32’=0.374548x = 28tan20°32’ = 28×0.374548 = 10.48734cm = 10.49cm Rounded off to 2 decimal places 10.49cm -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Find hRound your answer to 2 decimal places- h= (55.63)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=37.8hypotenuse=hSince we now have the adjacent value and the hypotenuse, we can use the cos ratio to find h.cos47°12’ = adjacenthypotenuse cos47°12’ = 37.8h h = 37.8cos47°12′ Swap the constant on the left side and the denominator on the right side Simplify this further by evaluating cos47°12’ using the calculator:1. Press cos2. Press 47 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 12 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.67944Continue solving for h.cos47°12’=0.67944h = 37.8cos47°12′ = 37.80.67944 = 55.63405cm = 55.63cm Rounded off to 2 decimal places 55.63cm -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Find hRound your answer to 2 decimal places- h= (9.60, 9.6)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=9.2hypotenuse=hSince we now have the opposite value and the hypotenuse, we can use the sin ratio to find h.sin73°26’ = oppositehypotenuse sin73°26’ = 9.2h h = 9.2sin73°26′ Swap the constant on the left side and the denominator on the right side Simplify this further by evaluating sin73°26’ using the calculator:1. Press sin2. Press 73 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 26 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.958489Continue solving for h.sin73°26’=0.958489h = 9.2sin73°26′ = 9.20.958489 = 9.5984cm = 9.60cm Rounded off to 2 decimal places 9.60cm -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Find yRound your answer to 2 decimal places- y= (92.72)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=78.4hypotenuse=ySince we now have the adjacent value and the hypotenuse, we can use the cos ratio to find y.cos32°16’ = adjacenthypotenuse cos32°16’ = 78.4y y = 78.4cos32°16′ Swap the constant on the left side and the denominator on the right side Simplify this further by evaluating cos32°16’ using the calculator:1. Press cos2. Press 32 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press 16 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ again4. Press =The result will be: 0.84557Continue solving for y.cos32°16’=0.84557y = 78.4cos32°16′ = 78.40.84557 = 92.71852cm = 92.72cm Rounded off to 2 decimal places 92.72cm -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Find the following lengths:Round your answer to 1 decimal place-
(i) BD= (17.6)cm(ii) BC= (78.2)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 function(i) Solving for BDFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle on the left side.opposite=BDhypotenuse=19Since we now have the opposite value and the hypotenuse, we can use the sin ratio to find BD.sin68° = oppositehypotenuse sin68° = BD19 sin68°×19 = BD19×19 Multiply both sides by 19 19sin68° = BD BD = 19sin68° Simplify this further by evaluating sin68° using the calculator:1. Press sin2. Press 68 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press =The result will be: 0.92718Continue solving for BD.sin68°=0.92718BD = 19×sin68° = 19×0.92718 = 17.616cm = 17.6cm Rounded off to 1 decimal place (ii) Solving for BCFirst, label the triangle in reference to the given angle on the right side.opposite=17.6hypotenuse=BCSince we now have the opposite value and the hypotenuse, we can use the sin ratio to find BC.sin13° = adjacenthypotenuse sin13° = 17.6BC BC = 17.6sin13° Swap the constant on the left side and the denominator on the right side Simplify this further by evaluating sin13° using the calculator:1. Press sin2. Press 13 and DMS or ° ‘ ‘‘3. Press =The result will be: 0.22495Continue solving for BC.sin13°=0.22495h = 17.6sin13° = 17.60.22495 = 78.2392cm = 78.2cm Rounded off to 1 decimal place (i) BD=17.6cm(ii) BC=78.2cm -
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