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The document discusses special right triangles and trigonometric functions. It covers the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles and their trigonometric ratios. It also discusses inverse trigonometric functions and how to solve right triangles given angle and side information.

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Fundamentals of Trigonometry - Part 3

The document discusses special right triangles and trigonometric functions. It covers the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles and their trigonometric ratios. It also discusses inverse trigonometric functions and how to solve right triangles given angle and side information.

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MAT212 – REFERENCE MATERIAL

Fundamentals of Trigonometry – Part 3

SPECIAL TRIANGLES

30 – 60 – 90 degree triangle
• Consider an equilateral triangle with side lengths 2. Recall the measure of each angle
is 60°. Chopping the triangle in half gives the 30 – 60 – 90 degree triangle.

√3
Sin 60°= Cos 60° = ½ Tan 60° = √3
2
1 √3 1
Sin 30°= 2 Cos 30° = Tan 30° =
2 √3

45 – 45 – 90 degree triangle

1 1
Sin 45°= √2 Cos 45° = √2 Tan 45° = 1
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

 When the sides are given and you want to know the angles.

a b a
Angle A = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 Angle A = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑠 Angle A = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛
c c b

b a b
Angle B = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 Angle B = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑠 Angle B = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛
c c a

EXAMPLE:

a 6
Angle A = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 = 37°
c 10

b 8
Angle B = 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 c
= 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 10
= 53°
SOLVING RIGHT TRIANGLES
To SOLVE A TRIANGLE means to know all three sides and all three angles.

Example 1. Given an acute angle and one side. Solve the right triangle ABC
if angle A is 36°, and side c is 10 cm.

Solution.
For this problem, the unknown are angle B, side a, and side b:
Since angle A is 36°, then angle B is 90° − 36° = 54°.

To find an unknown side, say a, proceed as follows:

a
= sin 36°
10
a = 10 sin 36° = 5.88

b
= cos 36°
10
b = 10 cos 36° = 8.1

Reference: https://themathpage.com/aTrig/solve-right-triangles.htm

Prepared by:

Joselito A. Ruadil, MEng, PME


Instructor

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