Trigonometry: Soh-Cah-Toa
Useful tips and tools to solve right triangles
What does SOH-CAH-TOA stand for?
Translating SOH-CAH-TOA into Useful Formulas
Sine
= Opposite / Hypotenuse
Cosine
= Adjacent / Hypotenuse
Tangent
= Opposite / Adjacent
What does this look like on a right triangle?
What do we know? What are we looking for?
In the following examples, identify the givens as well as what is desired.
What is given? opposite = 5, hypotenuse = 13, < = 30 degrees
What are we looking for? the adjacent side length
Which part of the SOH-CAH-TOA acronym would be useful? CAH
Try the next two by yourself :)
What is given?
What are we looking for?
Which part of the SOH-CAH-TOA acronym would be useful?
What is given?
What are we looking for?
Which part of the SOH-CAH-TOA acronym would be useful?
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