Trigonometry

Question 1

What rhyme helps you remember the formulas?

Answer 1

SOH CAH TOA

Question 2

What does SOH stand for?

Answer 2

Sin
Opposite
Hypotonse

Question 3

What does CAH stand for?

Answer 3

Cos
Adjacent
Hypotonose

Question 4

What does TOA stand for?

Answer 4

Tan
Opposite
Adjacent

Question 5

Summary of the formulas

Answer 5

Sin = Opposite / Hypotonose
Cos = Adjacent / Hypotonose
Tan = Opposite / Adjacent

Question 6

What questions are useful to ask when working the answer out?

Answer 6

What infomation do you have?

What formula do you use?

Question 7

ALWAYS REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

If the letter (unknown side) is on the bottom you
DIVIDE
If the letter (unknown side) is on the bottom you
TIMES

Question 8

What do you do when youre use trigonometry to find the angle?

Answer 8

1. Use the correct formula
2. Divide the 2 numbers in the right order
3. Press shift on the calculator before you out the formula