Pythagorean Theorem

• a2 + b2 =c2
• c = hypotenuse
• a and b are the legs of the right
triangle
Measuring Right
Triangles

Presented by:
Claire Anne D. Jove, LPT
 Find the unknown angles
and sides of the triangle ABC
1. a = 5 3. a= 1/4
b=7 b=?
c=? c = 7/9

2. a =?
b = 11.5
c = 10.13
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Give the definition of
• hypotenuse
• adjacent side
• opposite side
HYPOTENUSE
• longest side of the triangle

z = hypotenuse
OPPOSITE SIDE
• side of the triangle
opposite to the
reference angle
x=
opposite
side Xͦ
ADJACENT SIDE
• side of the
triangle beside
the reference
angle.
Xͦ
y = adjacent
TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS

• SINE • SOH
• COSINE • CAH
• TANGENT • TOA
Find the B
missing
sides or
angles for C
34 ͦ
the triangle. C
A

A
b=8
Find the missing sides or angles for the triangle.

a B
tan 34  

8
a  8 tan 34 

34 ͦ
C
A

a  5.4 C A
b=8
Find the missing sides or angles for the triangle.
B
a b  c
2 2 2

(5.396068...)  8  c
2 2 2

c  9.6
34 ͦ
C
A

C A
b=8
Find the missing sides or angles for the triangle.
B
32 + 90 +∠B = 180
∠B = 180 - 122
∠B = 58
34 ͦ
C
A

C A
b=8
 A
Find the
missing c =12.3
sides or
32 ͦ
angles for BC
C
the triangle.
A
 A
c =12.3
34 + 90 +∠B = 180
∠B = 180 - 124 32 ͦ
∠B = 56 C
B A
C
 A
a c =12.3
cos 32 


12.3
a  12.3 cos 32 B
 32 ͦ
C
C
a  10.4
A
 A
b c =12.3
sin 32 


12.3
b  12.3 sin 32  32 ͦ
B C
b  6.5
C
A
• Group 1
A six-meter-long ladder leans against a
building. If the ladder makes an angle
of 60° with the ground, how far up the
wall does the ladder reach? How far
from the wall is the base of the ladder?
Round your answers to two decimal
places, as needed.
Group 1
A six-meter-long ladder leans against a building.
If the ladder makes an angle of 60° with the
ground, how far up the wall does the ladder
reach? How far from the wall is the base of the
ladder? Round your answers to two decimal
places, as needed.

Answer: The ladder reaches about 5.20 meters

up the wall, and its base is 3 meters from the wall.
Group 2
A five-meter-long ladder leans
against a wall, with the top of
the ladder being four meters
above the ground. What is the
approximate angle that the
ladder makes with the ground?
Group 2
A five-meter-long ladder leans against a
wall, with the top of the ladder being
four meters above the ground. What is
the approximate angle that the ladder
makes with the ground?

Answer: The angle the ladder makes

with the ground is about 53°.
Group 3
You use a transit to measure the angle
of the sun in the sky; the sun fills 34' of
arc. Assuming the sun is 92,919,800 miles
away, find the diameter of the sun.
Round your answer to the nearest miles.
Group 3
You use a transit to measure the angle
of the sun in the sky; the sun fills 34' of
arc. Assuming the sun is 92,919,800 miles
away, find the diameter of the sun.
Round your answer to the nearest mile.

Answer: The diameter is about

919 003 miles.
Find the missing angles and
sides given the following:
1. A = 76, a = 7
2. B = 64, c = 98
3. A = 43, b = 17
Assignment:
Read your textbooks to
prepare for the next
lesson: “The Laws of Sine
and Cosine.”
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