Trigonometric Functions

Grade 1145 min

aligned to Sin Cos Tan

Learning Objective

I can use the sine, cosine, and tangent functions to find missing angles and side lengths in right triangles.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

8 min

Trigonometric Functions: Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Cosecant, Secant, and Cotangent

Professor Dave Explains

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

In a right triangle, the length of the adjacent side is 8 and the length of the hypotenuse is 10. Calculate the cosine of the angle opposite the side of length 8. Show all work. In another right triangle, the length of the opposite side is 5 and the length of the hypotenuse is 13. Calculate the sine of the angle opposite the side of length 5. Show all work.

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