Solving Trig with Soh Cah Toa

Which one is the easy way to remember trigonometric ratios?

• Sah Coh Toa

• Soh Cah Toa

• Soh Cah Tao

• Soh Ceh Toa

If you are given the opposite side and hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?

• sine

• cosine

• tangent

What is the cosine of angle P?

• p/q

• q/r

• p/r

• r/q

A 10 ft. tree creates a shadow that is 15 ft. long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. 

• 34 degrees

• 56 degrees

• 72 degrees

• 15 degrees

A 30 ft. wire stretches from the top of a light pole diagonally to the ground. The light pole is 10 feet high. What is the angle the wire makes with the ground?

• 66 degrees

• 80 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 19 degrees

A plane takes off at an angle of 30 degrees and reaches a height of 10 miles.  What is the diagonal distance it has traveled from take off to it's current position?

• 15 miles

• 38 miles

• 17 miles

• 20 miles

Solving for the variable to the nearest whole number.

Use inverse trig ratios (SOH CAH TOA) to solve for the missing angle

• 49°

• 57°

• 45°

• 54°

What is the length of side x?

• 6.57 cm

• 7 cm

• 7.44 cm

• 26.33 cm

Find the length of side y.

• 22.32 cm

• 36.5 cm

• 76.34 cm

• 87.76 cm