document.write( "Question 402417: how do you find the missing sides and the missing angles of a right triangle using SOHCAHTOA ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #284657 by MathLover1(20850)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can find any unknown angle from a right-angled triangle, as long as we know the lengths of two of its sides.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "all we need is to use Sine, Cosine or Tangent\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But Which One? \n" ); document.write( "It depends which two sides you know:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-Adjacent is adjacent to the angle, \n" ); document.write( "-Opposite is opposite the angle, \n" ); document.write( "-and the longest side is the Hypotenuse\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then use the phrase \"sohcahtoa\" to decide which one of Sine, Cosine or Tangent to use:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Sine = Opposite / Hypotenuse\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Tangent = Opposite / Adjacent\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for example, we know the length of:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 1. the side called the “Opposite”, and \n" ); document.write( " 2. the “hypotenuse”\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And in “sohcahtoa” that is “o” (from Opposite) and “h” (from hypotenuse), and that gives us \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "“SOHcahtoa” ... which tells us to use \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |