SOHCAHTOA

Front

What does SOH stand for?

Back

SOH stands for Sine = Opposite / Hypotenuse.

Front

What does CAH stand for?

Back

CAH stands for Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse.

Front

What does TOA stand for?

Back

TOA stands for Tangent = Opposite / Adjacent.

Front

Which trigonometric function would you use to find the length of the adjacent side?

Back

Cosine.

Front

Which trigonometric function would you use to find the length of the opposite side?

Back

Sine.

Front

Which trigonometric function would you use to find the angle given the opposite and adjacent sides?

Back

Tangent.

Front

In a right triangle, if the hypotenuse is 40 and the opposite side is 32, what is sinA?

Back

sinA = 32/40.

Front

In a right triangle, if the adjacent side is 24 and the hypotenuse is 40, what is cosA?

Back

cosA = 24/40.

Front

In a right triangle, if the opposite side is 32 and the adjacent side is 24, what is tanA?

Back

tanA = 32/24.

Front

Can SOHCAHTOA be used for non-right triangles?

Back

No, SOHCAHTOA is only applicable to right triangles.