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College Algebra & Trigonometry, 2018a

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352 CHAPTER 8. RIGHT TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY<br />

An acute angle placed in the other position of a right triangle would have different<br />

oppposite and adjacent sides although the hypotenuse would remain the<br />

same.<br />

hypotenuse<br />

opposite<br />

α<br />

adjacent<br />

Examples: Trigonometric Ratios<br />

Find sin θ, cos θ and tan θ for the given angle θ<br />

3<br />

θ<br />

5<br />

In order to find the sin and cos of the angle θ, we must first find the hypotenuse<br />

by using the Pythagorean Theorem (a 2 + b 2 = c 2 ).

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