Using Trig to Find Sides

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Using Trig to Find Sides
When
1/17/2019

The main reason we use trigonometry is to find missing sides of triangles. (This has a lot of real world applications...almost anything with a measured angle has an application of this.)

To find a missing side of a triangle given one side and one angle:

1.Label Opp, Adj, & Hyp
2.Which sides are used?
3.Pick trig ratio (SOH CAH TOA)
4.Solve for x
5.Use calculator to get the value

example of a trig problems

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