SOHCAHTOA Practice

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What does SOHCAHTOA stand for?

Back

SOHCAHTOA is a mnemonic for remembering the definitions of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions in a right triangle: Sine = Opposite/Hypotenuse, Cosine = Adjacent/Hypotenuse, Tangent = Opposite/Adjacent.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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How do you calculate the sine of an angle in a right triangle?

Back

Sine of an angle = Length of the opposite side / Length of the hypotenuse.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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How do you calculate the cosine of an angle in a right triangle?

Back

Cosine of an angle = Length of the adjacent side / Length of the hypotenuse.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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How do you calculate the tangent of an angle in a right triangle?

Back

Tangent of an angle = Length of the opposite side / Length of the adjacent side.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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If the opposite side is 3 and the hypotenuse is 5, what is the sine of the angle?

Back

Sine = 3/5 = 0.6.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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If the adjacent side is 4 and the hypotenuse is 5, what is the cosine of the angle?

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Cosine = 4/5 = 0.8.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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If the opposite side is 3 and the adjacent side is 4, what is the tangent of the angle?

Back

Tangent = 3/4 = 0.75.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

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What is the relationship between the sine and cosine of complementary angles?

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The sine of an angle is equal to the cosine of its complementary angle: sin(θ) = cos(90° - θ).

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.7

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What is the value of tan(45°)?

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tan(45°) = 1.

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CCSS.HSF.TF.A.2

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What is the value of sin(30°)?

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sin(30°) = 0.5.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.7