Question

Find the secant of both angle A and angle B. Image attached.

Answer 1

SOHCAHTOA

sin = Opposite / Hypotenuse
cos = Adjacent / Hypotenuse
tan = Opposite / Adjacent

Answer 2

Also
sec = H/A
csc = H/O
cot = A/O

Answer 3

What does A stand for?

Answer 4

Adjacent

Answer 5

ok, what does adjacent mean?

Answer 6

"next to"

I'll explain it this way: on that triangle, look at angle B. There is a short side next to it and a short side across from it. Those are the ADJACENT and OPPOSITE sides, respectively. The hypotenuse is of course the longest side.

Answer 7

And if you want to get anywhere at all in trigonometry you HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO memorize SOHCAHTOA.

Absolute MUST.

Answer 8

do you mind showing me step by step how to find the secant of this triangle?

Answer 9

secant of angle A = length of hypotenuse / length of adjecent side

plug in the numbers.

Answer 10

Ok I did that

Answer 11

use the equation editor below and enter the equation exactly as you have

Answer 12

26/24= 1.08

Answer 13

good. that is the value for sec A

Answer 14

So is that all you do for secant A?

Answer 15

same thing for "B"
but notice that the adject and opposite sides for "B" would change.

Answer 16

that is it. :)
you do not have to do a lot

Answer 17

is it hard to believe that math is simple?

Answer 18

Thank you very much for helping me!

Answer 19

Don't forget to memorize SOHCAHTOA.

Answer 20

Ok, I will. Thank you very much.