Trigonometry EW EW EEEEWWWW Flashcards
What is the hypoteneuse
The longest side, opposite the right angle
Calculated using pythag
What is the opposite site
The side opposite to the angle we know or want to know
What is the adjacent side?
The ‘other’ side
When do you use sin?
When you know one of opposite and hypotenuse and want to find out the other
When do you use cos
When you know one of adjacent and hypotenuse and want to find out the other
When do you use tan
When you know one of opposite and adjacent and want to find out the other
How to remember those?
Soh Cah Toa
How to operate
Trig fuction(angle) = side1/side2
Eg. Sin(72) = O/H = O/15
-> O = 15× sin(72)
-> O = 14.92
Area of a triangle?
½absin(c)
a and b are sides either side of angle c
Please look at your book for sine rule diva
Do it.