Right Triangles Trigonometry

Right Triangles Trigonometry A triangle is a type of polygon having three vertices and three edges (sides). Sides of the triangle are finite. Any triangle in mathematical equation is represented by the vertices of triangle following the triangle sign. It is a two dimensional figure of basic geometry. Triangle may be of different types: On the basis of lengths of sides of triangle Secondly, it is defined on the basis of internal angles of triangle. Considering the sides of triangle it is of three types: Scalene: a triangle is said to be a scalene triangle if all three sides of the triangle are distinct or are not same in measurement. Isosceles: a triangle is an isosceles triangle if at least two sides of the triangle are equal.

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Equilateral: a triangle is an equilateral triangle if and only if all the three sides of the triangle are equal. Considering the internal angles also it is of three types: Acute: a triangle is an acute triangle if all the internal angles of it are less than 900. Obtuse: A triangle is an obtuse triangle if at least one of the internal angles is more than 900. Right triangle: A triangle is a right angle triangle if at least one of the internal angles is exactly 900. A right angle triangle consists of a perpendicular, a base and a hypotenuse. Among all three sides perpendicular is the shortest side and hypotenuse is the longest side. Right triangle follows a special property known as Pythagorean Theorem. According to this Theorem H2= P2 + B2 Where, H is the hypotenuse of triangle. P is the perpendicular and B is the base. The right triangle trigonometry emphasizes on determining the trigonometric ratios and angles in a triangle. They are: Sin p = P/H (perpendicular/ hypotenuse)

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Cos p= B/H (base/ hypotenuse) Tan p= P/B (perpendicular/ base) Cot p= B/P (base/ perpendicular) Sec p= H/B (hypotenuse/ base) Cosec p= H/P (hypotenuse/ perpendicular) For example: consider the given figure: Here the values of base and perpendicular are given 4 and 3 respectively. And we need to find out the value of hypotenuse H and values of sin p and Cos p. Using Pythagorean Theorem we get H2=P2+B2, H2= 9+16 = 25, H=5 Now we know that sin p= P/H Thus, Sin p= 3/5 And Cos p= B/H Thus, Cos p= 4/5 Inverse trigonometry is also a part of right triangle trigonometry. In inverse trigonometry, angles are found using trigonometric ratios. They are represented as p= Sin-1 (P/H) = Cos-1(B/H) = tan-1(P/B) Inflection points: the point at which concavity of any function is said to occur is known to be the point of inflection. It can be of two types:

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