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Right Triangle Trigonometry

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Definition II: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Problem 1

Triangle \(ABC\) is a right triangle with \(C=90^{\circ}\). If \(a=6\) and \(c=10\), find the six trigonometric functions of \(A\).

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Problem 2

Fill in the blanks so that each expression becomes a true statement.

  1. \(\sin\underline{\qquad}=\cos{30^{\circ}}\)

  2. \(\tan{y}=\cot\underline{\qquad}\)

  3. \(\sec{75^{\circ}}=\csc{\underline{\qquad}}\)

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Problem 3

Show that the following are true.

  1. \(\cos^2{30^{\circ}}+\sin^2{30^{\circ}}=1\)

  2. \(\cos^2{45^{\circ}}+\sin^2{45^{\circ}}=1\)

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Problem 4

Let \(x=30^{\circ}\) and \(y=45^{\circ}\) in each of the expressions that follow, and then simplify each expression as much as possible.

  1. \(2\sin x\)

  2. \(\sin{2y}\)

  3. \(4\sin(3x-90^{\circ})\)

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Problem 5

Mini Lecture

  1. \(\Delta ABC\) is a right triangle with \(C=90^{\circ}\). Find the six trigonometric functions of \(A\) if \(a=2\) and \(b=\sqrt{5}\).

  2. Find \(\sin A\), \(\cos A\), \(\tan A\), \(\sin B\), \(\cos B\), and \(\tan B\)

  3. \(\sin x=\cos{\underline{\qquad}}\)

  4. \(\left(\sin60^{\circ} +\cos60^{\circ}\right)^2\)

  5. \(\sec30^{\circ}\)

  6. \(\cot45^{\circ}\)

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Calculators and Trigonometric Functions of an Acute Angle

Problem 1

Add \(48^\circ 49'\) and \(72^\circ 26'\).

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Problem 2

Subtract \(24^\circ 14'\) from \(90^\circ\).

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Problem 3

Change \(27.25^\circ\) to degrees and minutes.

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Problem 4

Change \(10^\circ 45'\) to decimal degrees.

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Problem 5

Use a calculator to find \(\cos 37.8^\circ\).

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Problem 6

Use a calculator to find \(\tan 58.75^\circ\).

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Problem 7

Use a calculator to find \(\sec 78^\circ\).

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Problem 8

Find the acute angle \(\theta\) for which \(\tan\theta=3.152\). Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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Problem 9

Find the acute angle \(A\) for which \(\sin A=0.3733\). Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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Problem 10

To the nearest hundredth of a degree, find the acute angle \(B\) for which \(\sec B=1.0768\).

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Problem 11

Find the acute angle \(C\) for which \(\cot C=0.0975\). Round to the nearest degree.

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Problem 12

Mini Lecture

  1. Subtract \(90^\circ -(34^\circ 12')\)

  2. Convert \(16.25^\circ\) to degrees and minutes.

  3. Convert \(62^\circ 36'\) to decimal degrees.

  4. \(\sin 27.2^\circ=\underline{\qquad}\)

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Solving Right Triangles

Problem 1

In the right triangle \(ABC\), \(A=40^{\circ}\) and \(c=12\) centimeters. Find \(a\), \(b\), and \(B\).

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Problem 2

In the right triangle \(ABC\), \(a=2.73\) and \(b=3.41\). Find the remaining sides and angles.

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Problem 4
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Problem 5

Mini Lecture
\(\Delta ABC\) with \(C=90^{\circ}\)

  1. If \(B=24.5^{\circ}\) and \(c=2.34\) ft, find \(a\).

  2. If \(a=16\) cm and \(b=26\) cm, find \(A\).

  3. If \(A=31^{\circ}\) and \(r=12\), find \(x\).

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Applications

Problem 1

The two equal sides of an isosceles triangle are each \(24\) centimeters. If each of the two angles measure \(52^{\circ}\), find the length of the base and altitude.

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Problem 2

If a \(75.0\)-foot flagpole casts a shadow \(43.0\) feet long, to the nearest \(10\) minutes, what is the angel of elevation of the sun from the tip of the shadow?

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Problem 3

A man climbs \(213\) meters up the side of a pyramid and finds that the angle of depression to his starting point is \(52.6^{\circ}\). How high off the ground is he?

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Problem 5
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Problem 6

A boat travels on a course bearing N \(52^{\circ}\, 40'\) E for a distance of \(238\) miles. How many miles north and how many miles east has the boat traveled?

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Problem 7

San Luis Obispo, California, is \(12\) miles due north of Grover Beach. If Arroyo Grande is \(4.6\) miles due east of Grover Beach, what is the bearing of San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande?

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Problem 8

Mini Lecture

  1. A \(73.0\) ft flagpole casts a shadow \(51.0\) ft long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.

  2. Lompoc is \(18\) miles due south of Nipomo. Buellton is due east of Lompoc and S \(65^{\circ}\) E from Nipomo. How far is Lompoc from Buellton?

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Vectors: A Geometric Approach

Problem 1

A boat is crossing a river that runs due north. The boat is pointed due east and is moving through the water at 12">10.0 miles per hour. If the current of the river is a constant 5.1">2.0 miles per hour, find the actual course of the boat through the water to two significant digits.

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Problem 2

A bullet is fired into the air with an initial velocity of 1500 feet per second at an angle of 30° from the horizontal. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity vector.

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Problem 3
At the 1997 Washington County Fair in Oregon, David Smith, Jr. was shot from a cannon. Suppose his initial velocity as he exits the cannon can be represented by a vector with magnitude 54 miles/hour, at an angle of 45 with the horizontal, find the magnitude of the horizontal andvertical components of his initial velocit
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Problem 4

An arrow is shot into the air so that its horizontal velocity is 25 feet per second and it vertical velocity is 15 feet per second. Find the velocity of the arrow.

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Problem 5
A boat travels for 72 miles on a course with bearing 27 degrees and then changes its course to travel 37 miles on a course with bearing 55 degrees. How far north and how far east has the boat traveled on this 109 mile trip?
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Problem 6

A boat is crossing a river that runs due north. The boat is pointed due east and is moving through the water at \(12\) miles per hour. If the current of the river is a constant \(5.1\) miles per hour, find the actual course of the boat through the water to two significant digits.

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Problem 7

The human canonball is shot from a cannon with an initial velocity of \(53\) miles per hour at an angle of \(60^\circ\) from the horizontal. Find the magnitudes of the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity vector.

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Problem 8

A boat travels \(72\) miles on a course of bearing N \(27^\circ\) E and then changes its course to travel \(37\) miles at N \(55^\circ\) E. How far north and how far east has the boat traveled on this \(109\)-mile trip?

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Spotlight on Edwin

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