Question

Trig/Math/Geom. Question # 8.
*Picture attached in the question.*

Answer 1

@sleepyjess @Preetha Are you guys going to help her out?

Answer 2

Hey there ^_^ This relates to the trig functions sine, cosine and tangent. Are you familiar with those?

Answer 3

@sleepyjess
@Ineedhelplz

Somewhat but idk how to start the problem or idk the layout.

Answer 4

Let's start on the first one. What exactly are you confused about?

Answer 5

#8

Answer 6

I already did # 6., 7., and 9.

Answer 7

We're looking at #8? Okay, let's use the acronym SOHCAHTOA
SOH:
S - Sine
O - Opposite Side
H - Hypotenuse

CAH:
C - Cosine
A - Adjacent Side
H - Hypotenuse

TOA:
T - Tangent
O - Opposite Side
A - Adjacent Side

Answer 8

Which side is opposite of angle P? Which side is adjacent to angle P?

Answer 9

H=20, A=16, and Opp.=12.?

Answer 10

Yes! So for the sine function, we use sin(P) = Opp/Hyp, so sin(P) = 12/20, or 3/5

Answer 11

For cosine, we use cos(P) = Adj/Hyp, and that gives 16/20, or 4/5
And lastly, for tangent, we use tan(P) = Opp/Adj, giving 12/16, or 3/4

Answer 12

Is that / a fraction, divide, or multiply?

Answer 13

Fractions

Answer 14

So what am I plugging into the calculator?

Answer 15

sin is 12,20, cos is 16,20 and tan is 12,16 but what/how do i find it?

Answer 16

The question was to find sin(P), cos(P) and tan(P),
sin(P) is \(\dfrac 35\), cos(P) is \(\dfrac 45\), tan(P) is \(\dfrac 34\)

Answer 17

There is nothing to plug in to a calculator for this problem.

Answer 18

@sleepyjess
Oh sorry I'm always over-cautious/superstitious/conspiracy theory/Thinking there's an extra catch to every math problem.

Answer 19

haha it's fine, I used to be that way :)