Using Trig. Ratios to find Side Lengths

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

• any type

• right triangles

• obtuse triangles

• acute triangles

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

• RIGHTANG

• SOHCAHTOA

• SHOCHATOA

• SAHCOHTOA

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What side is considered the hypotenuse?

• Any side

• the side opposite the smallest angle

• the side opposite the right angle

• the side opposite the shortest leg

What does the "OH" in SOH stand for?

• hypotenuse over opposite

• adjacent over opposite

  opposite over adjacent

• opposite over hypotenuse

• adjacent over adjacent

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

If you are given the two sides that are not the hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?

• sine
• cosine
• tangent

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Which Trig function do you use?

• Sine
• Cosine
• Tangent

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Which Trig function would you use to solve for x?

• Sine

• Cosine

• Tangent

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Set up the problem.

• sin(47) = x/28
• cos(47) = x/28
• tan(47) = x/28
• cos(47) = 28/x

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

What is the correct equation that needs to be formed to solve for x?

• sin 40 = w/28

• cos 40 = w/28

• tan 40 = w/28

• sin 40 = 28/w

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

What is the correct ratio you would use to solve for "w"?

• sin 40 = w/28

• cos 40 = w/28

• tan 40 = w/28

• sin 40 = 28/w

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6