Need help with SohCahToa

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

S=Sin C=Cosine T=Tangent
S=o/h C=a/h T=o/a

anonymous · Answer

how do I tell which one is opposite or which one is adjacent?

jdoe0001 · Answer

opposite side to an angle, is ALWAYS the side that's facing off the angle

jdoe0001 · Answer

adjacent, can be either of the other 2

mathmale · Answer

Choose one of the acute angles within a triangle.  The side next to the angle is the adjacent side; the side opposite the angle is, obviously, the opposite side.

anonymous · Answer

jdoe, can you draw an example?

jdoe0001 · Answer

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mathmale · Answer

This is helpful.  However, we're discussing RIGHT ANGLE trigonometry here, whereas none of the drawings above have a right angle.  Please draw one right angle (i. e., a triangle with one 90 degree angle) and then illustrate opposite and adjacent side.

jdoe0001 · Answer

hehe... well, true... though the definition of opposite side, applies to any triangle
so the same goes for a right triangle

mathmale · Answer

Yes, true.  Draw (or imagine) a right triangle.  Choose one of the other angles as reference point.  Then identify the sides that are (1) opposite to and (2) adjacent to this angle.

anonymous · Answer

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