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    4/19/2017 BBCGCSEBitesize:Thethreeformulae:sin,cos,tan

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    Trigonometrycanbeusedtocalculatethelengthsofsidesandsizesofangles
    inrightangledtriangles.

    Thethreeformulae:sin,cos,tan
    Thesidesoftherightangledtrianglesaregivenspecialnamesthehypotenuse,
    theoppositeandtheadjacent.
    Thehypotenuseisthelongestsideandisalwaysoppositetherightangle.The
    oppositeandadjacentsidesrelatetotheangleunderconsideration.
    Clickonthecorrectsideofthetriangleonthediagrambelow.

    Therearethreeformulaeinvolvedintrigonometry:

    sin=opposite/hypotenuse

    cos=adjacent/hypotenuse

    tan=opposite/adjacent

    Whichformulayouusewilldependontheinformationgiveninthequestion.
    Thereareacoupleofwaystohelpyourememberwhichformulatouse.Remember
    SOHCAHTOA(itsoundslike'Sockatoa')orSomeOldHagCrackedAllHerTeethOn
    Apples.

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