A regular -gon is a polygon with equal sides and angles. What is the measure of each interior angle of a regular -gon? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth. (Use the formula for each interior angle: where is the number of sides.)
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- 5. Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Basic Trigonometric Equations1h 41m
- 6. Trigonometric Identities and More Equations2h 34m
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- 9. Polar Equations2h 5m
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- 11. Graphing Complex Numbers1h 7m
2. Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles
Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles
Multiple Choice
Given a right triangle where one of the acute angles is , and the side opposite has length , the side adjacent to has length , and the hypotenuse has length , what are the exact values of the six trigonometric ratios for angle ?
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Identify the sides of the right triangle relative to angle \( \theta \): the side opposite \( \theta \) is 3, the side adjacent to \( \theta \) is 4, and the hypotenuse is 5.
Recall the definitions of the six trigonometric ratios for angle \( \theta \):
- \( \sin \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \)
- \( \cos \theta = \frac{\text{adjacent}}{\text{hypotenuse}} \)
- \( \tan \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} \)
- \( \csc \theta = \frac{1}{\sin \theta} = \frac{\text{hypotenuse}}{\text{opposite}} \)
- \( \sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta} = \frac{\text{hypotenuse}}{\text{adjacent}} \)
- \( \cot \theta = \frac{1}{\tan \theta} = \frac{\text{adjacent}}{\text{opposite}} \)
Substitute the given side lengths into each ratio:
- \( \sin \theta = \frac{3}{5} \)
- \( \cos \theta = \frac{4}{5} \)
- \( \tan \theta = \frac{3}{4} \)
- \( \csc \theta = \frac{5}{3} \)
- \( \sec \theta = \frac{5}{4} \)
- \( \cot \theta = \frac{4}{3} \)
Verify that the values are consistent with the Pythagorean theorem and the properties of trigonometric functions for acute angles in a right triangle.
Summarize the exact values of the six trigonometric ratios for angle \( \theta \) using the fractions derived from the side lengths.
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