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- Author:
- Tim Brzezinski
By now, you're probably familiar with the 3 main ratios used within right-triangle trigonometry.
If angle A is an acute angle of any RIGHT TRIANGLE, then you've already learned that:
sine of A = leg opposite A / hypotenuse
cosine of A = leg adjacent A / hypotenuse
tangent of A = leg opposite A / leg adjacent A
The applet below depicts the TRUE MEANINGS of the 3 main trigonometric ratios when used in the context of a right triangle.
Interact with the applet below for a few minutes and then answer the questions that follow.