I need some help with this simple problem, it has been awhile since I have done any trig but some explaination would be nice. I already have the answer to the problem, but I would like some explaination, thanks!
#Help with finding length of rt. triangle
fresh stone
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vernal snow
I need some help with this simple problem, it has been awhile since I have done ...
do you remember soh cah toa
fresh stone
do you remember soh cah toa
briefly yes
vernal snow
its just an application of that here
fresh stone
sin= opp/adj, cos=adj/hypot, tan= opp/adj
fresh stone
(this may sound really stupid but i genuinely havent seen this material in a bit haha), but it will be b= h*sin(58 degrees) no?
vernal snow
whats b and h here
fresh stone
ah sorry one sec lemme draw it
fresh stone
whats b and h here
i guess im more so confused as to why we're using sin instead of cos
vernal snow
(this may sound really stupid but i genuinely havent seen this material in a bit...
yup
vernal snow
i guess im more so confused as to why we're using sin instead of cos
because we dont know the length of the adjacent side
fresh stone
because we dont know the length of the adjacent side
hold on, real quick can you show me on a triangle which side is the adjacent and which is the opposite just so i can double check lmao
i may have written something incorrectly on my notes 💀
vernal snow
adjacent is the side touching the angle
opposite is the side not touching the angle
vernal snow
yay :D
fresh stone
One last thing
Whats the answer you got from this?
I think my teacher might have had the wrong answer on the mini-quiz they had us do (the length was smaller than the opp and adj which cant happen)
vernal snow
,w 1.5/sin58degrees
calm skiffBOT
vernal snow
bruh
fresh stone
lmao
vernal snow
,w 1.5/sin(58/pi*360)
calm skiffBOT
fresh stone
ok perfect
the quiz showed the correct answer as 0.98 and i just wanted to make sure this was right
tysm!!
vernal snow
the quiz showed the correct answer as 0.98 and i just wanted to make sure this w...
thats silly lol