Finding Missing Sides Using Sohcahtoa

Front

What is the acronym to help you remember the ratios to use in trigonometry?

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SOHCAHTOA

Front

What type of triangles do you use the trig ratios with?

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right triangle

Front

What leg is considered the hypotenuse?

Back

the side opposite the right angle

Front

Choose the correct ratio: sinZ=5/13, sinX=5/13, cosX=13/12, tanZ=12/5

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sinZ=5/13

Front

What does SOH stand for?

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opposite over hypotenuse

Front

What does CAH stand for?

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adjacent over hypotenuse

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What does TOA stand for?

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opposite over adjacent

Front

In a right triangle, if one angle is 30 degrees, what is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse?

Back

1/2

Front

If the length of the hypotenuse is 10 and the opposite side is 5, what is the sine of the angle?

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0.5

Front

If the length of the adjacent side is 6 and the hypotenuse is 10, what is the cosine of the angle?

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0.6