1. For the given right triangle, label the adjacent side, opposite side, and hypotenuse for the indicated angle.
2. When a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 is placed in the unit circle, which sides of the triangle correspond to the x– and y-coordinates?
3. The tangent of an angle compares which sides of the right triangle?
4. What is the relationship between the two acute angles in a right triangle?
5. Explain the cofunction identity.
For the following exercises, use cofunctions of complementary angles.
6. [latex]\cos \left(34^\circ\right)=\sin \left(\text{__}^\circ\right)[/latex]
7. [latex]\cos \left(\frac{\pi }{3}\right)=\sin \text{(___)}[/latex]
8. [latex]\csc \left(21^\circ\right)=\sec \left(\text{___}^\circ \right)[/latex]
9. [latex]\tan \left(\frac{\pi }{4}\right)=\cot \left(\text{__}\right)[/latex]
For the following exercises, find the lengths of the missing sides if side [latex]a[/latex] is opposite angle [latex]A[/latex], side [latex]b[/latex] is opposite angle [latex]B[/latex], and side [latex]c[/latex] is the hypotenuse.
10. [latex]\cos B=\frac{4}{5},a=10[/latex]
11. [latex]\sin B=\frac{1}{2}, a=20[/latex]
12. [latex]\tan A=\frac{5}{12},b=6[/latex]
13. [latex]\tan A=100,b=100[/latex]
14. [latex]\sin B=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, a=2[/latex]
15. [latex]a=5,\measuredangle A={60}^{\circ }[/latex]
16. [latex]c=12,\measuredangle A={45}^{\circ }[/latex]
For the following exercises, use Figure 14 to evaluate each trigonometric function of angle [latex]A[/latex].
17. [latex]\sin A[/latex]
18. [latex]\cos A[/latex]
19. [latex]\tan A[/latex]
20. [latex]\csc A[/latex]
21. [latex]\sec A[/latex]
22. [latex]\cot A[/latex]
For the following exercises, use Figure 15 to evaluate each trigonometric function of angle [latex]A[/latex].
23. [latex]\sin A[/latex]
24. [latex]\cos A[/latex]
25. [latex]\tan A[/latex]
26. [latex]\csc A[/latex]
27. [latex]\sec A[/latex]
28. [latex]\cot A[/latex]
For the following exercises, solve for the unknown sides of the given triangle.
29.
30.
31.
For the following exercises, use a calculator to find the length of each side to four decimal places.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37. [latex]b=15,\measuredangle B={15}^{\circ }[/latex]
38. [latex]c=200,\measuredangle B={5}^{\circ }[/latex]
39. [latex]c=50,\measuredangle B={21}^{\circ }[/latex]
40. [latex]a=30,\measuredangle A={27}^{\circ }[/latex]
41. [latex]b=3.5,\measuredangle A={78}^{\circ }[/latex]
42. Find [latex]x[/latex].
43. Find [latex]x[/latex].
44. Find [latex]x[/latex].
45. Find [latex]x[/latex].
46. A radio tower is located 400 feet from a building. From a window in the building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is [latex]36^\circ[/latex], and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is [latex]23^\circ[/latex]. How tall is the tower?
47. A radio tower is located 325 feet from a building. From a window in the building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is [latex]43^\circ[/latex], and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is [latex]31^\circ[/latex]. How tall is the tower?
48. A 200-foot tall monument is located in the distance. From a window in a building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the monument is [latex]15^\circ[/latex], and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is [latex]2^\circ[/latex]. How far is the person from the monument?
49. A 400-foot tall monument is located in the distance. From a window in a building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the monument is [latex]18^\circ[/latex], and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is [latex]3^\circ[/latex]. How far is the person from the monument?
50. There is an antenna on the top of a building. From a location 300 feet from the base of the building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is measured to be [latex]40^\circ[/latex]. From the same location, the angle of elevation to the top of the antenna is measured to be [latex]43^\circ[/latex]. Find the height of the antenna.
51. There is lightning rod on the top of a building. From a location 500 feet from the base of the building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is measured to be [latex]36^\circ[/latex]. From the same location, the angle of elevation to the top of the lightning rod is measured to be [latex]38^\circ[/latex]. Find the height of the lightning rod.
52. A 33-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is [latex]80^\circ[/latex]. How high does the ladder reach up the side of the building?
53. A 23-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is [latex]80^\circ[/latex]. How high does the ladder reach up the side of the building?
54. The angle of elevation to the top of a building in New York is found to be 9 degrees from the ground at a distance of 1 mile from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building.
55. The angle of elevation to the top of a building in Seattle is found to be 2 degrees from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building.
56. Assuming that a 370-foot tall giant redwood grows vertically, if I walk a certain distance from the tree and measure the angle of elevation to the top of the tree to be [latex]60^\circ[/latex], how far from the base of the tree am I?
Candela Citations
- Precalculus. Authored by: Jay Abramson, et al.. Provided by: OpenStax. Located at: http://cnx.org/contents/fd53eae1-fa23-47c7-bb1b-972349835c3c@5.175:1/Preface. License: CC BY: Attribution. License Terms: Download for free at: http://cnx.org/contents/fd53eae1-fa23-47c7-bb1b-972349835c3c@5.175:1/Preface