Right Triangle Trig

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What is a right triangle?

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A right triangle is a triangle that has one angle measuring 90 degrees.

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What is the Pythagorean theorem?

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What is the sine function?

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The sine function (sin) is a trigonometric function defined as the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.

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What is the cosine function?

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The cosine function (cos) is a trigonometric function defined as the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.

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What is the tangent function?

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The tangent function (tan) is a trigonometric function defined as the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side in a right triangle.

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How do you find the height of an object using a ladder?

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What is the relationship between sine and cosine?

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What is the inverse sine function?

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The inverse sine function (sin^-1 or arcsin) is used to find the angle whose sine is a given number.

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What is the formula for finding the distance in a right triangle?

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What is the sine ratio for angle A in a right triangle?

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