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question 1: standard g.srt.6
what is the definition of cosine?
a. the ratio of the side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right triangle) to the hypotenuse
b. the ratio of the side opposite a given angle (in a right triangle) to the hypotenuse.
c. the angle of a triangle
d. $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$
question 2: standard g.srt.6
what is the definition of sine?
a. the angle of a triangle
b. $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$
c. the ratio of the side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right triangle) to the hypotenuse
d. the ratio of the side opposite a given angle (in a right triangle) to the hypotenuse
question 3: standard g.srt.6
why do trigonometric ratios work?
a. all right triangles have a 90 degree angle in common so there is a ratio between their sides and angles
b. because all right triangles are congruent
c. because right triangles all have the same sides
d. pythagoras discovered they worked
question 4: standard g.srt.6
use the sine ratio to solve for the missing side.
image of a right triangle with right angle at c, angle at b is 50 degrees, side ac is labeled 3, hypotenuse ab is labeled 8, options: a. 4.6, b. 7.2, c. 4, d. 3.2
Question 1
To determine the definition of cosine, recall the trigonometric ratio: in a right triangle, cosine of an acute angle is the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse. Option a matches this. Option b is sine, option c is incorrect (it's a ratio, not an angle), and option d is the Pythagorean theorem.
For the definition of sine, in a right triangle, sine of an angle is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse. Option d matches this. Option a is incorrect (it's a ratio, not an angle), option b is the Pythagorean theorem, and option c is cosine.
Trigonometric ratios work because all right triangles have a 90° angle, so their sides and angles have consistent ratios (similar triangles property). Option a is correct. Option b is wrong (right triangles aren't all congruent), option c is wrong (sides vary), and option d is incorrect (Pythagoras related to the theorem, not trigonometric ratios' validity).
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