I accidentally solved one angle but dont really know how to solve that angle for sin and cosine
#finding other side of right triangle
amber terrace
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golden spear
I accidentally solved one angle but dont really know how to solve that angle for...
...Pythagorean theorem.
golden spear
Wait, I'm confused about what you're asking.
amber terrace
but i need to find a
golden spear
Remember SOHCAHTOA, right?
golden spear
Do you remember SOHCAHTOA?
amber terrace
the trig identities?
golden spear
What do you think I'm talking about?
amber terrace
i mean thats the only thing i could think of lmao
ok so its an identity thing left
golden spear
Right, but what specifically are you thinking about?
amber terrace
how they are reciprocals of each other
golden spear
What are reciprocals of what?
golden spear
What is "it"?
amber terrace
sin A
cos A
golden spear
That's not an "it", that's a "them".
amber terrace
oh
golden spear
Do you remember SOHCAHTOA or not?
amber terrace
if you are talking about like cos = adj/hyp then yes
golden spear
Okay. So what side is opposite A?
amber terrace
yeah but im not solveing for cosecant
golden spear
yeah but im not solveing for cosecant
Will you answer the question I asked?
golden spear
...yes, that's the question I asked. Are you going to answer it?
golden spear
It's a side.
golden spear
In the picture, what side is opposite A?
solar ibex
ok so adject and opposite are reversed
yes
golden spear
such a simple problem i was just scared to do it wrong
Frankly, I don't even understand what you were talking about half the time and I suspect you kind of didn't either. Like, why did you think anything I was saying was talking about the cosecant of anything?
amber terrace
i was thinking that if we inverse sin itll automatically equal cosecant
since cosecant is literally the reciprocal of sin
solar ibex
since cosecant is literally the reciprocal of sin
yeah, but cosine and cosecant are different things
amber terrace
btw guys i apologize if i actually sound stupid, im taking trig this semester without having taken geometry but having done very well in precalc
so i thought i would do better
i dont think im doing bad since i literally started like 3 days ago but still
solar ibex
i think you’re doing fine
tbh if you could solve it correctly for the blue angle i would’ve suggested you just redo the process for the red angle
amber terrace
yeah
solar ibex
but knowing sin(A) = cos(B) is always handy
amber terrace
i realized (i think) that its literally just reversed since two angles must equal 180
solar ibex
but knowing sin(A) = cos(B) is always handy
(B is blue angle)
amber terrace
so if we know one is 90 we know the other is literally 90
solar ibex
i realized (i think) that its literally just reversed since two angles must equa...
they add up to 90
i think
amber terrace
oh yeah my fault
ur right
but i messed up in the beginning by labeling them weird anyways
i shouldve labeled A as B and B as A
golden spear
but i messed up in the beginning by labeling them weird anyways
The reason it's called the cosine is because it's the "sine" of the "co"mplementary angle.
solar ibex
i shouldve labeled A as B and B as A
huh
amber terrace
so i got
SinA = 19/sqrt410
CosA = 7/sqrt410
golden spear
sin(90 - x) = cos(x)
cos(90 - x) = sin(x)```(in degrees)which is opposite of what i got the first time which was
SinA = 7/sqrt410
CosA = 19/sqrt410
solar ibex
you labelled A and B correctly, you just somehow solved for sin(B) and cos(B)