LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 473 5 Trigonometric Functions Highway transportation is critical to the economy of the United States. In 1970 there were 1150 billion miles traveled, and by the year 2000 this increased to approximately 2500 billion miles. When an automobile travels around a curve, objects like trees, buildings, and fences situated on the curve may obstruct a driver’s vision. Trigonometry is used to determine how far inside the curve land must be cleared to provide visibility for a safe stopping distance. (Source: Mannering, F. and W. Kilareski, Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.) A problem like this is presented in Exercise 61 of Section 5.4. 5.1 Angles 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 473 LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 474 474 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 5.1 Angles Basic Terminology ■Degree Measure Line AB A B A B A B Segment AB Ray AB Figure 1 Terminal side ■Standard Position ■Coterminal Angles Basic Terminology Two distinct points A and B determine a line called line AB. The portion of the line between A and B, including points A and B themselves, is line segment AB, or simply segment AB. The portion of line AB that starts at A and continues through B, and on past B, is called ray AB. Point A is the endpoint of the ray. (See Figure 1.) An angle is formed by rotating a ray around its endpoint. The ray in its initial position is called the initial side of the angle, while the ray in its location after the rotation is the terminal side of the angle. The endpoint of the ray is the vertex of the angle. Figure 2 shows the initial and terminal sides of an angle with vertex A. If the rotation of the terminal side is counterclockwise, the angle is positive. If the rotation is clockwise, the angle is negative. Figure 3 shows two angles, one positive and one negative. Vertex A Initial side A C Figure 2 B Positive angle Negative angle Figure 3 An angle can be named by using the name of its vertex. For example, the angle on the right in Figure 3 can be called angle C. Alternatively, an angle can be named using three letters, with the vertex letter in the middle. Thus, the angle on the right also could be named angle ACB or angle BCA. A complete rotation of a ray gives an angle whose measure is 360°. Figure 4 Degree Measure The most common unit for measuring angles is the degree. (The other common unit of measure, called the radian, is discussed in Section 6.1.) Degree measure was developed by the Babylonians, 4000 years ago. To use degree measure, we assign 360 degrees to a complete rotation of a ray.* In Figure 4, notice that the terminal side of the angle corresponds to its initial side when it makes a complete rotation. One degree, written 1°, represents 90 1 1 360 of a rotation. Therefore, 90° represents 360 ෇ 4 of a complete rotation, and 180 1 180° represents 360 ෇ 2 of a complete rotation. An angle measuring between 0° and 90° is called an acute angle. An angle measuring exactly 90° is a right angle. An angle measuring more than 90° but less than 180° is an obtuse angle, and an angle of exactly 180° is a straight angle. See Figure 5, where we use the Greek letter ␪ (theta)** to name each angle. *The Babylonians were the first to subdivide the circumference of a circle into 360 parts. There are various theories as to why the number 360 was chosen. One is that it is approximately the number of days in a year, and it has many divisors, which makes it convenient to work with. Another involves a roundabout theory dealing with the length of a Babylonian mile. **In addition to ␪ (theta), other Greek letters such as ␣ (alpha) and ␤ (beta) are sometimes used to name angles. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 475 5.1 Angles 475 ␪ TEACHING TIP Point out that two angles can be complementary or supplementary without having a side in common. For instance, the two acute angles of a right triangle are complementary. Acute angle 0° < ␪ < 90° ␪ ␪ ␪ Right angle ␪ = 90° Obtuse angle 90° < ␪ < 180° Straight angle ␪ = 180° Figure 5 If the sum of the measures of two positive angles is 90°, the angles are called complementary. Two positive angles with measures whose sum is 180° are supplementary. EXAMPLE 1 Finding Measures of Complementary and Supplementary Angles Find the measure of each angle in Figure 6. Solution (a) In Figure 6(a), since the two angles form a right angle (as indicated by the symbol), they are complementary angles. Thus, 6m ϩ 3m ෇ 90 (6m)° (3m)° 9m ෇ 90 m ෇ 10. (a) The two angles have measures of 6͑10͒ ෇ 60Њ and 3͑10͒ ෇ 30Њ. (b) The angles in Figure 6(b) are supplementary, so (4k)° 4k ϩ 6k ෇ 180 (6k)° 10k ෇ 180 (b) k ෇ 18. Figure 6 These angle measures are 4͑18͒ ෇ 72Њ and 6͑18͒ ෇ 108Њ. Now try Exercises 13 and 15. y A = 35° O x Do not confuse an angle with its measure. Angle A of Figure 7 is a rotation; the measure of the rotation is 35°. This measure is often expressed by saying that m͑angle A͒ is 35°, where m͑angle A͒ is read “the measure of angle A.” It is convenient, however, to abbreviate m͑angle A͒ ෇ 35Њ as A ෇ 35Њ. Traditionally, portions of a degree have been measured with minutes and 1 seconds. One minute, written 1Ј, is 60 of a degree. 1Ј ෇ 1Њ 60 60Ј ෇ 1Њ or 1 Figure 7 One second, 1Љ, is 60 of a minute. 1Љ ෇ 1 Њ 1Ј ෇ 60 3600 or 60Љ ෇ 1Ј The measure 12Њ 42Ј 38Љ represents 12 degrees, 42 minutes, 38 seconds. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 476 476 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions EXAMPLE 2 Calculating with Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds Perform each calculation. (a) 51Њ 29Ј ϩ 32Њ 46Ј (b) 90Њ Ϫ 73Њ 12Ј Solution (a) Add the degrees and the minutes separately. 51Њ 29Ј ϩ 32Њ 46Ј 83Њ 75Ј Since 75Ј ෇ 60Ј ϩ 15Ј ෇ 1Њ 15Ј, the sum is written 83Њ ϩ 1Њ 15Ј 84Њ 15Ј. (b) 89Њ 60Ј Write 90° as 89Њ 60Ј. Ϫ 73Њ 12Ј 16Њ 48Ј Now try Exercises 23 and 27. Because calculators are now so prevalent, angles are commonly measured in decimal degrees. For example, 12.4238° represents 12.4238Њ ෇ 12 4238 Њ . 10,000 EXAMPLE 3 Converting Between Decimal Degrees and Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (a) Convert 74Њ 8Ј 14Љ to decimal degrees. (b) Convert 34.817° to degrees, minutes, and seconds. Solution (a) 74Њ 8Ј 14Љ ෇ 74Њ ϩ 8Њ 14 Њ ϩ 60 3600 1Њ 1 Њ and 1Љ ෇ 3600 1Ј ෇ 60 Ϸ 74Њ ϩ .1333Њ ϩ .0039Њ Ϸ 74.137Њ Add; round to the nearest thousandth. (b) 34.817Њ ෇ 34Њ ϩ .817Њ A graphing calculator performs the conversions in Example 3 as shown above. ෇ 34Њ ϩ .817͑60Ј͒ 1Њ ෇ 60Ј ෇ 34Њ ϩ 49.02Ј ෇ 34Њ ϩ 49Ј ϩ .02Ј ෇ 34Њ ϩ 49Ј ϩ .02͑60Љ͒ 1Ј ෇ 60Љ ෇ 34Њ ϩ 49Ј ϩ 1.2Љ ෇ 34Њ 49Ј 1.2Љ Now try Exercises 33 and 37. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 477 5.1 Angles 477 Standard Position An angle is in standard position if its vertex is at the origin and its initial side is along the positive x-axis. The angles in Figures 8(a) and 8(b) are in standard position. An angle in standard position is said to lie in the quadrant in which its terminal side lies. An acute angle is in quadrant I (Figure 8(a)) and an obtuse angle is in quadrant II (Figure 8(b)). Figure 8(c) shows ranges of angle measures for each quadrant when 0Њ Ͻ ␪ Ͻ 360Њ. Angles in standard position having their terminal sides along the x-axis or y-axis, such as angles with measures 90°, 180°, 270°, and so on, are called quadrantal angles. 90° y y Q II QI Q II 90° < ␪ < 180° 0° 360° 180° Terminal side x Vertex 0 QI 0° < ␪ < 90° x 0 Initial side Q III Q IV 180° < ␪ < 270° 270° < ␪ < 360° 270° (a) (b) (c) Figure 8 Coterminal Angles A complete rotation of a ray results in an angle measuring 360°. By continuing the rotation, angles of measure larger than 360° can be produced. The angles in Figure 9 with measures 60° and 420° have the same initial side and the same terminal side, but different amounts of rotation. Such angles are called coterminal angles; their measures differ by a multiple of 360°. As shown in Figure 10, angles with measures 110° and 830° are coterminal. y y y 830° 420° 60° x 0 188° 908° 110° Coterminal angles Coterminal angles x 0 x 0 Figure 9 Figure 10 EXAMPLE 4 Finding Measures of Coterminal Angles Find the angles of smallest possible positive measure coterminal with each angle. Figure 11 (a) 908° y (b) Ϫ75Њ Solution 0 285° x –75° (a) Add or subtract 360° as many times as needed to obtain an angle with measure greater than 0° but less than 360°. Since 908Њ Ϫ 2 и 360Њ ෇ 908Њ Ϫ 720Њ ෇ 188Њ, an angle of 188° is coterminal with an angle of 908°. See Figure 11. (b) Use a rotation of 360Њ ϩ ͑Ϫ75Њ͒ ෇ 285Њ. See Figure 12. Figure 12 Now try Exercises 45 and 49. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 478 478 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Sometimes it is necessary to find an expression that will generate all angles coterminal with a given angle. For example, we can obtain any angle coterminal with 60° by adding an appropriate integer multiple of 360° to 60°. Let n represent any integer; then the expression 60Њ ϩ n и 360Њ represents all such coterminal angles. The table shows a few possibilities. Value of n Angle Coterminal with 60؇ 2 60Њ ϩ 2 и 360Њ ෇ 780Њ 1 60Њ ϩ 1 и 360Њ ෇ 420Њ 0 60Њ ϩ 0 и 360Њ ෇ 60Њ (the angle itself) Ϫ1 60Њ ϩ ͑Ϫ1͒ и 360Њ ෇ Ϫ300Њ EXAMPLE 5 Analyzing the Revolutions of a CD Player CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) CD players always spin at the same speed. Suppose a CAV player makes 480 revolutions per min. Through how many degrees will a point on the edge of a CD move in 2 sec? 480 The player revolves 480 times in 1 min or 60 times ෇ 8 times per sec (since 60 sec ෇ 1 min). In 2 sec, the player will revolve 2 и 8 ෇ 16 times. Each revolution is 360°, so a point on the edge of the CD will revolve 16 и 360Њ ෇ 5760Њ in 2 sec. Solution Now try Exercise 75. 5.1 Exercises 1 3. 8 5. (a) 60Њ 6. (a) 30Њ 7. (a) 45Њ 8. (a) 72Њ 9. (a) 36Њ 10. (a) 1Њ 11. 150Њ 2. 45Њ 4. 90Њ 9 1. Explain the difference between a segment and a ray. 2. What part of a complete revolution is an angle of 45Њ? (b) 150Њ (b) 120Њ (b) 135Њ (b) 162Њ (b) 126Њ (b) 91Њ 12. 142.5Њ 3. Concept Check What angle is its own complement? 4. Concept Check What angle is its own supplement? Find (a) the complement and (b) the supplement of each angle. 5. 30Њ 6. 60Њ 7. 45Њ 8. 18Њ 9. 54Њ 10. 89Њ Find the measure of the smaller angle formed by the hands of a clock at the following times. 11. 12. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 479 5.1 Angles 479 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 31. 33. 35. 37. 39. 41. 45. 48. 51. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 60. 70Њ; 110Њ 14. 30Њ; 60Њ 55Њ; 35Њ 16. 107Њ; 73Њ 80Њ; 100Њ 18. 69Њ; 21Њ ͑90 Ϫ x͒Њ 20. ͑180 Ϫ x͒Њ ͑x Ϫ 360͒Њ 22. ͑360 ϩ x͒Њ 83Њ 59Ј 24. 158Њ 47Ј 23Њ 49Ј 26. Ϫ26Њ 25Ј 38Њ 32Ј 28. 55Њ 9Ј 17Њ 1Ј 49Љ 30. 53Њ 41Ј 13Љ 20.900Њ 32. 38.700Њ 91.598Њ 34. 34.860Њ 274.316Њ 36. 165.853Њ 31Њ 25Ј 47Љ 38. 59Њ 5Ј 7Љ 89Њ 54Ј 1Љ 40. 102Њ 22Ј 38Љ 178Њ 35Ј 58Љ 42. 122Њ 41Ј 7Љ 320Њ 46. 262Њ 47. 235Њ 157Њ 49. 179Њ 50. 339Њ 130Њ 52. 280Њ 30Њ ϩ n ؒ 360Њ 45Њ ϩ n ؒ 360Њ 135Њ ϩ n ؒ 360Њ 270Њ ϩ n ؒ 360Њ Ϫ90Њ ϩ n ؒ 360Њ Ϫ135Њ ϩ n ؒ 360Њ C and D Find the measure of each angle in Exercises 13 –18. See Example 1. 13. 14. 15. (5k + 5)° (2y)° (7x)° (11x)° (3k + 5)° (4y)° 16. supplementary angles with measures 10m ϩ 7 and 7m ϩ 3 degrees 17. supplementary angles with measures 6x Ϫ 4 and 8x Ϫ 12 degrees 18. complementary angles with measures 9z ϩ 6 and 3z degrees Concept Check Answer each question. 19. If an angle measures xЊ, how can we represent its complement? 20. If an angle measures xЊ, how can we represent its supplement? 21. If a positive angle has measure xЊ between 0Њ and 60Њ, how can we represent the first negative angle coterminal with it? 22. If a negative angle has measure xЊ between 0Њ and Ϫ60Њ, how can we represent the first positive angle coterminal with it? Perform each calculation. See Example 2. 23. 62Њ 18Ј ϩ 21Њ 41Ј 24. 75Њ 15Ј ϩ 83Њ 32Ј 25. 71Њ 18Ј Ϫ 47Њ 29Ј 26. 47Њ 23Ј Ϫ 73Њ 48Ј 27. 90Њ Ϫ 51Њ 28Ј 28. 180Њ Ϫ 124Њ 51Ј 29. 90Њ Ϫ 72Њ 58Ј 11Љ 30. 90Њ Ϫ 36Њ 18Ј 47Љ Convert each angle measure to decimal degrees. Round to the nearest thousandth of a degree. See Example 3. 31. 20Њ 54Ј 32. 38Њ 42Ј 33. 91Њ 35Ј 54Љ 34. 34Њ 51Ј 35Љ 35. 274Њ 18Ј 59Љ 36. 165Њ 51Ј 9Љ Convert each angle measure to degrees, minutes, and seconds. See Example 3. 37. 31.4296Њ 38. 59.0854Њ 39. 89.9004Њ 40. 102.3771Њ 41. 178.5994Њ 42. 122.6853Њ 9 43. 9 44. Read about the degree symbol (Њ) in the manual for your graphing calculator. How is it used? Show that 1.21 hr is the same as 1 hr, 12 min, 36 sec. Discuss the similarity between converting hours, minutes, and seconds to decimal hours and converting degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees. Find the angle of smallest positive measure coterminal with each angle. See Example 4. 45. Ϫ40Њ 46. Ϫ98Њ 47. Ϫ125Њ 48. Ϫ203Њ 49. 539Њ 50. 699Њ 51. 850Њ 52. 1000Њ Give an expression that generates all angles coterminal with each angle. Let n represent any integer. 53. 30Њ 54. 45Њ 55. 135Њ 56. 270Њ 57. Ϫ90Њ 58. Ϫ135Њ 9 59. Explain why the answers to Exercises 56 and 57 give the same set of angles. 60. Concept Check A. 360Њ ϩ rЊ Which two of the following are not coterminal with rЊ? B. rЊ Ϫ 360Њ C. 360Њ Ϫ rЊ D. rЊ ϩ 180Њ LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 480 480 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Angles other than those given are possible in Exercises 61– 68. y 61. y 62. 75° 0 89° x 0 435°; –285°; quadrant I 63. 64. 234° x 0 x 0 534°; –186°; quadrant II 594°; –126°; quadrant III x 0 68. y x 70. ͙29 y y (–5, 2) (–3, –3) x 2 x 72. 2 y y (√3, 1) 1 0 68. Ϫ159Њ 69. ͑Ϫ3, Ϫ3͒ 72. ͑ ͙3, 1 ͒ 70. ͑Ϫ5, 2͒ 73. ͑ Ϫ2, 2͙3 ͒ 71. ͑Ϫ3, Ϫ5͒ 74. ͑ 4͙3, Ϫ4 ͒ 76. Revolutions of a Windmill A windmill makes 90 revolutions per min. How many revolutions does it make per second? 78. Rotating Airplane Propeller An airplane propeller rotates 1000 times per min. Find the number of degrees that a point on the edge of the propeller will rotate in 1 sec. 0 –5 71. ͙34 –3 (–3, –5) 67. Ϫ61Њ 201°; –519°; quadrant III 69. 3͙2 0 –3 66. 512Њ –159° 299°; –421°; quadrant IV –3 65. 300Њ x 0 –61° 64. 234Њ 77. Rotating Tire A tire is rotating 600 times per min. Through how many degrees does a point on the edge of the tire move in 12 sec? 152°; –208°; quadrant II y 0 x 0 660°; –60°; quadrant IV 63. 174Њ 75. Revolutions of a Turntable A turntable in a shop makes 45 revolutions per min. How many revolutions does it make per second? 512° 300° 62. 89Њ Solve each problem. See Example 5. y 66. y 61. 75Њ Concept Check Locate each point in a coordinate system. Draw a ray from the origin through the given point. Indicate with an arrow the angle in standard position having smallest positive measure. Then find the distance r from the origin to the point, using the distance formula of Section 2.1. y 174° 67. x 449°; –271°; quadrant I y 65. Concept Check Sketch each angle in standard position. Draw an arrow representing the correct amount of rotation. Find the measure of two other angles, one positive and one negative, that are coterminal with the given angle. Give the quadrant of each angle. x x 0 2 –5 73. 4 79. Rotating Pulley A pulley rotates through 75Њ in 1 min. How many rotations does the pulley make in an hour? 80. Surveying One student in a surveying class measures an angle as 74.25Њ, while another student measures the same angle as 74Њ 20Ј. Find the difference between these measurements, both to the nearest minute and to the nearest hundredth of a degree. 74.25° 74. 8 y y 4 (–2, 2√3) –2 0 x 4 0 –4 (4√3, –4) 3 76. 1.5 77. 1800Њ 4 78. 6000Њ 79. 12.5 rotations per hr 80. 5Ј or .08Њ 81. 4 sec 75. x 81. Viewing Field of a Telescope Due to Earth’s rotation, celestial objects like the moon and the stars appear to move across the sky, rising in the east and setting in the west. As a result, if a telescope on Earth remains stationary while viewing a celestial object, the object will slowly move outside the viewing field of the telescope. For this reason, a motor is often attached to telescopes so that the telescope rotates at the same rate as Earth. Determine how long it should take the motor to turn the telescope through an angle of 1 min in a direction perpendicular to Earth’s axis. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 481 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 481 82. Angle Measure of a Star on the ␪ American Flag Determine the ␪ measure of the angle in each point of the five-pointed star appearing on 2␪ the American flag. (Hint: Inscribe the star in a circle, and use the following theorem from geometry: An angle whose vertex lies on the circumference of a circle is equal to half the central angle that cuts off the same arc. See the figure.) 82. 36Њ 5.2 Trigonometric Functions Trigonometric Functions ■Quadrantal Angles ■Reciprocal Identities Function Values ■Pythagorean Identities ■Quotient Identities y P(x, y) r y ␪ Q x O Figure 13 x ■Signs and Ranges of Trigonometric Functions To define the six trigonometric functions, we start with an angle ␪ in standard position, and choose any point P having coordinates ͑x, y͒ on the terminal side of angle ␪. (The point P must not be the vertex of the angle.) See Figure 13. A perpendicular from P to the x-axis at point Q determines a right triangle, having vertices at O, P, and Q. We find the distance r from P͑x, y͒ to the origin, ͑0, 0͒, using the distance formula. r ෇ ͙͑x Ϫ 0͒2 ϩ ͑y Ϫ 0͒2 ෇ ͙x 2 ϩ y 2 (Section 2.1) Notice that r Ͼ 0 since distance is never negative. The six trigonometric functions of angle ␪ are sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. In the following definitions, we use the customary abbreviations for the names of these functions. Trigonometric Functions Let ͑x, y͒ be a point other than the origin on the terminal side of an angle ␪ in standard position. The distance from the point to the origin is r ෇ ͙x 2 ϩ y 2. The six trigonometric functions of ␪ are defined as follows. sin ␪ ‫؍‬ y r csc ␪ ‫؍‬ r y ͑y 0͒ cos ␪ ‫؍‬ x r sec ␪ ‫؍‬ r x ͑x 0͒ tan ␪ ‫؍‬ y x ͑x 0͒ cot ␪ ‫؍‬ x y ͑y 0͒ Although Figure 13 shows a second quadrant angle, these definitions apply to any angle ␪. Because of the restrictions on the denominators in the definitions of tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant, some angles will have undefined function values. NOTE LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 482 482 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions EXAMPLE 1 Finding Function Values of an Angle The terminal side of an angle ␪ in standard position passes through the point ͑8, 15͒. Find the values of the six trigonometric functions of angle ␪. Figure 14 shows angle ␪ and the triangle formed by dropping a perpendicular from the point ͑8, 15͒ to the x-axis. The point ͑8, 15͒ is 8 units to the right of the y-axis and 15 units above the x-axis, so x ෇ 8 and y ෇ 15. Since r ෇ ͙x 2 ϩ y 2, y Solution (8, 15) 17 15 x= 8 y = 15 r = 17 We can now find the values of the six trigonometric functions of angle ␪. ␪ 0 r ෇ ͙82 ϩ 152 ෇ ͙64 ϩ 225 ෇ ͙289 ෇ 17. x 8 sin ␪ ෇ y 15 ෇ r 17 cos ␪ ෇ x 8 ෇ r 17 tan ␪ ෇ y 15 ෇ x 8 csc ␪ ෇ r 17 ෇ y 15 sec ␪ ෇ r 17 ෇ x 8 cot ␪ ෇ x 8 ෇ y 15 Figure 14 Now try Exercise 7. EXAMPLE 2 Finding Function Values of an Angle The terminal side of an angle ␪ in standard position passes through the point ͑Ϫ3, Ϫ4͒. Find the values of the six trigonometric functions of angle ␪. y Solution ␪ x = –3 y = –4 r = 5 –3 –4 r ෇ ͙͑Ϫ3͒2 ϩ ͑Ϫ4͒2 ෇ ͙25 ෇ 5. Remember that r Ͼ 0. Then by the definitions of the trigonometric functions, x 0 As shown in Figure 15, x ෇ Ϫ3 and y ෇ Ϫ4. The value of r is sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ4 4 ෇Ϫ 5 5 cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ3 3 ෇Ϫ 5 5 tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ4 4 ෇ Ϫ3 3 csc ␪ ෇ 5 5 ෇Ϫ Ϫ4 4 sec ␪ ෇ 5 5 ෇Ϫ Ϫ3 3 cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ3 3 ෇ . Ϫ4 4 5 (–3, –4) Figure 15 Now try Exercise 3. We can find the six trigonometric functions using any point other than the origin on the terminal side of an angle. To see why any point may be used, refer to Figure 16, which shows an angle ␪ and two distinct points on its terminal side. Point P has coordinates ͑x, y͒, and point PЈ (read “P-prime”) has coordinates ͑xЈ, yЈ͒. Let r be the length of the hypotenuse of triangle OPQ, and let rЈ be the length of the hypotenuse of triangle OPЈQЈ. Since corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional, y (x ′, y′) OP = r OP′ = r′ P′ (x, y) P y yЈ ෇ , r rЈ ␪ O Q Figure 16 Q′ x y so sin ␪ ෇ r is the same no matter which point is used to find it. A similar result holds for the other five trigonometric functions. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 483 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 483 y We can also find the trigonometric function values of an angle if we know the equation of the line coinciding with the terminal ray. Recall from algebra that the graph of the equation Ax ϩ By ෇ 0 (Section 2.3) x 0 x + 2y = 0, x ≥ 0 is a line that passes through the origin. If we restrict x to have only nonpositive or only nonnegative values, we obtain as the graph a ray with endpoint at the origin. For example, the graph of x ϩ 2y ෇ 0, x Ն 0, shown in Figure 17, is a ray that can serve as the terminal side of an angle in standard position. By choosing a point on the ray, we can find the trigonometric function values of the angle. Figure 17 EXAMPLE 3 Finding Function Values of an Angle Find the six trigonometric function values of the angle ␪ in standard position, if the terminal side of ␪ is defined by x ϩ 2y ෇ 0, x Ն 0. The angle is shown in Figure 18. We can use any point except ͑0, 0͒ on the terminal side of ␪ to find the trigonometric function values. We choose x ෇ 2 and find the corresponding y-value. Solution y x=2 y = –1 r = √5 x ϩ 2y ෇ 0, x Ն 0 ␪ 2 ϩ 2y ෇ 0 x 0 2y ෇ Ϫ2 (2, –1) x + 2y = 0, x ≥ 0 Figure 18 y ෇ Ϫ1 Let x ෇ 2. Subtract 2. Divide by 2. The point ͑2, Ϫ1͒ lies on the terminal side, and the corresponding value of r is r ෇ ͙22 ϩ ͑Ϫ1͒2 ෇ ͙5. Now we use the definitions of the trigonometric functions. y Ϫ1 Ϫ1 ෇ ෇ r ͙5 ͙5 x 2 2 ෇ cos ␪ ෇ ෇ r ͙5 ͙5 y 1 tan ␪ ෇ ෇ Ϫ x 2 sin ␪ ෇ csc ␪ ෇ r ෇ Ϫ͙5 y ͙5 ͙5 ෇Ϫ 5 ͙5 ͙5 2͙5 и ෇ 5 ͙5 и sec ␪ ෇ r ͙5 ෇ x 2 Rationalize denominators. (Section R.7) cot ␪ ෇ x ෇ Ϫ2 y Now try Exercise 17. Recall that when the equation of a line is written in the form y ෇ mx ϩ b, the coefficient of x is the slope of the line. In Example 3, x ϩ 2y ෇ 0 can be 1 1 1 written as y ෇ Ϫ 2 x, so the slope is Ϫ 2 . Notice that tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ 2 . In general, it is true that m ‫ ؍‬tan ␪. NOTE The trigonometric function values we found in Examples 1–3 are exact. If we were to use a calculator to approximate these values, the decimal results would not be acceptable if exact values were required. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 484 484 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Quadrantal Angles If the terminal side of an angle in standard position lies along the y-axis, any point on this terminal side has x-coordinate 0. Similarly, an angle with terminal side on the x-axis has y-coordinate 0 for any point on the terminal side. Since the values of x and y appear in the denominators of some trigonometric functions, and since a fraction is undefined if its denominator is 0, some trigonometric function values of quadrantal angles (i.e., those with terminal side on an axis) are undefined. EXAMPLE 4 Finding Function Values of Quadrantal Angles Find the values of the six trigonometric functions for each angle. (a) an angle of 90° (b) an angle ␪ in standard position with terminal side through ͑Ϫ3, 0͒ Solution (a) First, we select any point on the terminal side of a 90° angle. We choose the point ͑0, 1͒, as shown in Figure 19. Here x ෇ 0 and y ෇ 1, so r ෇ 1. Then, sin 90Њ ෇ 1 ෇1 1 cos 90Њ ෇ 0 ෇0 1 tan 90Њ ෇ 1 0 csc 90Њ ෇ 1 ෇1 1 sec 90Њ ෇ 1 0 cot 90Њ ෇ 0 ෇ 0. 1 ͑undefined͒ y y A calculator in degree mode returns the correct values for sin 90° and cos 90°. The second screen shows an ERROR message for tan 90°, because 90° is not in the domain of the tangent function. ͑undefined͒ (0, 1) θ 90° 0 x (–3, 0) Figure 19 x 0 Figure 20 (b) Figure 20 shows the angle. Here, x ෇ Ϫ3, y ෇ 0, and r ෇ 3, so the trigonometric functions have the following values. sin ␪ ෇ 0 ෇0 3 cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ3 ෇ Ϫ1 3 tan ␪ ෇ 0 ෇0 Ϫ3 csc ␪ ෇ 3 0 sec ␪ ෇ 3 ෇ Ϫ1 Ϫ3 cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ3 ͑undefined͒ 0 ͑undefined͒ Now try Exercises 5 and 9. The conditions under which the trigonometric function values of quadrantal angles are undefined are summarized here. Undefined Function Values If the terminal side of a quadrantal angle lies along the y-axis, then the tangent and secant functions are undefined. If it lies along the x-axis, then the cotangent and cosecant functions are undefined. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 485 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 485 The function values of the most commonly used quadrantal angles, 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°, and 360°, are summarized in the following table. ␪ sin ␪ cos ␪ tan ␪ cot ␪ sec ␪ 1 csc ␪ 0° 0 1 0 Undefined 90° 1 0 Undefined 0 Undefined 180° 0 Ϫ1 0 Undefined Ϫ1 Undefined 270° Ϫ1 0 Undefined 0 Undefined Ϫ1 360° 0 1 0 Undefined 1 Undefined 1 Undefined The values given in this table can be found with a calculator that has trigonometric function keys. Make sure the calculator is set in degree mode. One of the most common errors involving calculators in trigonometry occurs when the calculator is set for radian measure, rather than degree measure. (Radian measure of angles is discussed in Chapter 6.) Be sure you know how to set your calculator in degree mode. CAUTION Reciprocal Identities Identities are equations that are true for all values of the variables for which all expressions are defined. ͑x ϩ y͒2 ෇ x 2 ϩ 2xy ϩ y 2 2͑x ϩ 3͒ ෇ 2x ϩ 6 Identities The definitions of the trigonometric functions at the beginning of this section were written so that functions in the same column are reciprocals of each y r other. Since sin ␪ ෇ r and csc ␪ ෇ y , sin ␪ ෇ TEACHING TIP Students may be tempted to associate secant with sine and cosecant with cosine. Note this common misconception. 1 csc ␪ and csc ␪ ෇ 1 , sin ␪ provided sin ␪ 0. Also, cos ␪ and sec ␪ are reciprocals, as are tan ␪ and cot ␪. In summary, we have the reciprocal identities that hold for any angle ␪ that does not lead to a 0 denominator. Reciprocal Identities (a) (b) Figure 21 sin ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 csc ␪ cos ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 sec ␪ tan ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 cot ␪ csc ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 sin ␪ sec ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 cos ␪ cot ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 tan ␪ The screen in Figure 21(a) shows how to find csc 90°, sec 180°, and csc͑Ϫ270Њ͒, using the appropriate reciprocal identities and the reciprocal key of a graphing calculator in degree mode. Be sure not to use the inverse trigonometric function keys to find the reciprocal function values. Attempting to find sec 90° by entering 1͞cos 90Њ produces an ERROR message, indicating the reciprocal is undefined. See Figure 21(b). Compare these results with the ones found in the table of quadrantal angle function values. ■LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 486 486 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions NOTE Identities can be written in different forms. For example, sin ␪ ෇ csc ␪ ෇ can be written 1 sin ␪ 1 csc ␪ ͑sin ␪͒ ͑csc ␪͒ ෇ 1. and EXAMPLE 5 Using the Reciprocal Identities Find each function value. (a) cos ␪, if sec ␪ ෇ 5 3 (b) sin ␪, if csc ␪ ෇ Ϫ ͙12 2 Solution (a) Since cos ␪ is the reciprocal of sec ␪, cos ␪ ෇ 1 1 3 ෇ 5 ෇ . sec ␪ 5 3 Simplify the complex fraction. (Section R.5) (b) sin ␪ ෇ 1 12 Ϫ ͙2 sin ␪ ෇ csc1 ␪ 2 ͙12 2 ෇Ϫ ͙12 ෇ ͙4 и 3 ෇ 2͙3 (Section R.7) 2͙3 ෇Ϫ ෇Ϫ 1 ͙3 Simplify. ͙3 3 Multiply by ෇Ϫ ͙3 ͙3 to rationalize the denominator. Now try Exercises 45 and 47. TEACHING TIP Some students use the sentence “All Students Take Calculus” to remember which of the three basic functions are positive in each quadrant. A indicates “all” in quadrant I, S represents “sine” in quadrant II, T represents “tangent” in quadrant III, and C stands for “cosine” in quadrant IV. Signs and Ranges of Function Values In the definitions of the trigonometric functions, r is the distance from the origin to the point ͑x, y͒. Distance is never negative, so r Ͼ 0. If we choose a point ͑x, y͒ in quadrant I, then both x and y will be positive. Thus, the values of all six functions will be positive in quadrant I. A point ͑x, y͒ in quadrant II has x Ͻ 0 and y Ͼ 0. This makes the values of sine and cosecant positive for quadrant II angles, while the other four functions take on negative values. Similar results can be obtained for the other quadrants, as summarized on the next page. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 487 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 487 Signs of Function Values y ␪ in Quadrant sin ␪ cos ␪ tan ␪ cot ␪ sec ␪ csc ␪ I ϩ ϩ ϩ ϩ ϩ ϩ II ϩ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ ϩ III Ϫ Ϫ ϩ ϩ Ϫ Ϫ IV Ϫ ϩ Ϫ Ϫ ϩ Ϫ x < 0, y > 0, r > 0 x > 0, y > 0, r > 0 II Sine and cosecant positive x < 0, y < 0, r > 0 III Tangent and cotangent positive I All functions positive 0 x x > 0, y < 0, r > 0 IV Cosine and secant positive EXAMPLE 6 Identifying the Quadrant of an Angle Identify the quadrant (or quadrants) of any angle ␪ that satisfies sin ␪ Ͼ 0, tan ␪ Ͻ 0. Since sin ␪ Ͼ 0 in quadrants I and II, while tan ␪ Ͻ 0 in quadrants II and IV, both conditions are met only in quadrant II. Solution Now try Exercise 57. y r ␪ x 0 y x Figure 22 shows an angle ␪ as it increases in measure from near 0° toward 90°. In each case, the value of r is the same. As the measure of the angle increases, y increases but never exceeds r, so y Յ r. Dividing both sides by the y positive number r gives r Յ 1. In a similar way, angles in quadrant IV suggest that Ϫ1 Յ y , r so Ϫ1 Յ y Յ1 r and Ϫ1 Յ sin ␪ Յ 1. Similarly, Ϫ1 Յ cos ␪ Յ 1. y r y ␪ x 0 x y y r ෇ sin ␪ for any angle ␪. y r y ␪ x x 0 The tangent of an angle is defined as x . It is possible that x Ͻ y, x ෇ y, or y x Ͼ y. Thus, x can take any value, so tan ␪ can be any real number, as can cot ␪. The functions sec ␪ and csc ␪ are reciprocals of the functions cos ␪ and sin ␪, respectively, making sec ␪ Յ Ϫ1 or sec ␪ Ն 1 y csc ␪ Յ Ϫ1 or csc ␪ Ն 1. In summary, the ranges of the trigonometric functions are as follows. r Ranges of Trigonometric Functions y ␪ 0 and x x Figure 22 For any angle ␪ for which the indicated functions exist: Ϫ1 Յ cos ␪ Յ 1; 1. Ϫ1 Յ sin ␪ Յ 1 and 2. tan ␪ and cot ␪ can equal any real number; csc ␪ Յ Ϫ1 or csc ␪ Ն 1. 3. sec ␪ Յ Ϫ1 or sec ␪ Ն 1 and (Notice that sec ␪ and csc ␪ are never between Ϫ1 and 1.) LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 488 488 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions EXAMPLE 7 Deciding Whether a Value Is in the Range of a Trigonometric Function Decide whether each statement is possible or impossible. (a) sin ␪ ෇ ͙8 (b) tan ␪ ෇ 110.47 (c) sec ␪ ෇ .6 Solution (a) For any value of ␪, Ϫ1 Յ sin ␪ Յ 1. Since ͙8 Ͼ 1, it is impossible to find a value of ␪ with sin ␪ ෇ ͙8. (b) Tangent can equal any value. Thus, tan ␪ ෇ 110.47 is possible. (c) Since sec ␪ Յ Ϫ1 or sec ␪ Ն 1, the statement sec ␪ ෇ .6 is impossible. Now try Exercises 71 and 73. Pythagorean Identities We derive three new identities from the relationship x 2 ϩ y 2 ෇ r 2. x2 y2 r 2 Divide by r 2. ϩ ෇ r2 r2 r2 ͩͪ ͩͪ x r 2 ϩ y r 2 ෇1 Power rule for exponents (Section R.3) ͑cos ␪͒2 ϩ ͑sin ␪͒2 ෇ 1 or cos ␪ ෇ xr , sin ␪ ෇ y r sin2 ␪ ϩ cos2 ␪ ෇ 1. Starting again with x 2 ϩ y 2 ෇ r 2 and dividing through by x 2 gives x2 y2 r 2 ϩ 2෇ 2 2 x x x 1ϩ Divide by x 2. ͩͪ ͩͪ y x 2 ෇ r x 2 1 ϩ ͑tan ␪͒2 ෇ ͑sec ␪͒2 or Power rule for exponents y tan ␪ ෇ x , sec ␪ ෇ xr tan2 ␪ ϩ 1 ෇ sec2 ␪. On the other hand, dividing through by y 2 leads to 1 ϩ cot 2 ␪ ෇ csc2 ␪. These three identities are called the Pythagorean identities since the original equation that led to them, x 2 ϩ y 2 ෇ r 2, comes from the Pythagorean theorem. Pythagorean Identities sin2 ␪ ؉ cos2 ␪ ‫ ؍‬1 tan2 ␪ ؉ 1 ‫ ؍‬sec2 ␪ 1 ؉ cot2 ␪ ‫ ؍‬csc2 ␪ Although we usually write sin2 ␪, for example, it should be entered as ͑sin ␪͒2 in your calculator. To test this, verify that in degree mode, sin2 30Њ ෇ .25 ෇ 14 . ■LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 489 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 489 As before, we have given only one form of each identity. However, algebraic transformations produce equivalent identities. For example, by subtracting sin2 ␪ from both sides of sin2 ␪ ϩ cos2 ␪ ෇ 1, we get the equivalent identity cos2 ␪ ෇ 1 Ϫ sin2 ␪. You should be able to transform these identities quickly and also recognize their equivalent forms. Looking Ahead to Calculus The reciprocal, Pythagorean, and quotient identities are used in calculus to find derivatives and integrals of trigonometric functions. A standard technique of integration called trigonometric substitution relies on the Pythagorean identities. y Quotient Identities Recall that sin ␪ ෇ r and cos ␪ ෇ xr . Consider the quotient of sin ␪ and cos ␪, where cos ␪ 0. sin ␪ ෇ cos ␪ Similarly, cos ␪ sin ␪ y r x r ෇ y x y r y Ϭ ෇ и ෇ ෇ tan ␪ r r r x x ෇ cot ␪, for sin ␪ 0. Thus, we have the quotient identities. Quotient Identities sin ␪ ‫ ؍‬tan ␪ cos ␪ cos ␪ ‫ ؍‬cot ␪ sin ␪ EXAMPLE 8 Finding Other Function Values Given One Value and the Quadrant 4 Find sin ␪ and cos ␪, if tan ␪ ෇ 3 and ␪ is in quadrant III. Solution Since ␪ is in quadrant III, sin ␪ and cos ␪ will both be negative. It is sin ␪ 4 tempting to say that since tan ␪ ෇ cos ␪ and tan ␪ ෇ 3 , then sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ4 and cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ3. This is incorrect, however, since both sin ␪ and cos ␪ must be in the interval ͓Ϫ1, 1͔. We use the Pythagorean identity tan2 ␪ ϩ 1 ෇ sec2 ␪ to find sec ␪, and then 1 the reciprocal identity cos ␪ ෇ sec ␪ to find cos ␪. tan2 ␪ ϩ 1 ෇ sec2 ␪ ͩͪ 4 3 2 ϩ 1 ෇ sec2 ␪ tan ␪ ෇ 4 3 16 ϩ 1 ෇ sec2 ␪ 9 25 ෇ sec2 ␪ 9 Ϫ 5 ෇ sec ␪ 3 Choose the negative square root since sec ␪ is negative when ␪ is in quadrant III. Ϫ 3 ෇ cos ␪ 5 Secant and cosine are reciprocals. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 490 490 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Since sin2 ␪ ෇ 1 Ϫ cos2 ␪, ͩ ͪ sin2 ␪ ෇ 1 Ϫ Ϫ sin2 ␪ ෇ 1 Ϫ sin2 ␪ ෇ 3 5 2 cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 35 9 25 16 25 sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ 4 . 5 Choose the negative square root. 4 3 Therefore, we have sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ 5 and cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 5 . Now try Exercise 79. NOTE Example 8 can also be worked by drawing ␪ in standard position in quadrant III, finding r to be 5, and then using the definitions of sin ␪ and cos ␪ in terms of x, y, and r. 5.2 Exercises y 1. Concept Check Sketch an angle ␪ in standard position such that ␪ has the smallest possible positive measure, and the given point is on the terminal side of ␪. y 2. ␪ 0 x ␪ 5 0 –12 –12 (5, –12) (–12, –5) x 1. ͑5, Ϫ12͒ 2. ͑Ϫ12, Ϫ5͒ –5 In Exercises 3– 10 and 17– 21, we give, in order, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. 5 5 4 3 4 3 ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 3. 5 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 4. Ϫ ; Ϫ ; ; ; Ϫ ; Ϫ 5 5 4 3 4 3 5. 1; 0; undefined; 0; undefined; 1 6. 0; Ϫ1; 0; undefined; Ϫ1; ͙3 1 undefined 7. ; ; ͙3; 2 2 1 2͙3 ͙3 ͙3 ; 2; ; 8. Ϫ ; Ϫ 3 3 2 2 2͙3 ͙3 ; ͙3; Ϫ ; Ϫ2 3 3 9. 0; Ϫ1; 0; undefined; Ϫ1; 4 3 undefined 10. Ϫ ; ; 5 5 3 5 5 4 Ϫ ;Ϫ ; ;Ϫ 3 4 3 4 Find the values of the six trigonometric functions for each angle in standard position having the given point on its terminal side. Rationalize denominators when applicable. See Examples 1, 2, and 4. 3. ͑Ϫ3, 4͒ 4. ͑Ϫ4, Ϫ3͒ 7. ͑ 1, ͙3 ͒ 9 11. 8. ͑ Ϫ2͙3, Ϫ2 ͒ 5. ͑0, 2͒ 9. ͑Ϫ2, 0͒ 6. ͑Ϫ4, 0͒ 10. ͑3, Ϫ4͒ For any nonquadrantal angle ␪, sin ␪ and csc ␪ will have the same sign. Explain why. 12. Concept Check If the terminal side of an angle ␪ is in quadrant III, what is the sign of each of the trigonometric function values of ␪ ? Concept Check Suppose that the point ͑x, y͒ is in the indicated quadrant. Decide whether the given ratio is positive or negative. (Hint: Drawing a sketch may help.) 13. II, x r 14. III, y r 15. IV, y x 16. IV, x y In Exercises 17– 20, an equation of the terminal side of an angle ␪ in standard position is given with a restriction on x. Sketch the smallest positive such angle ␪, and find the values of the six trigonometric functions of ␪. See Example 3. 17. 2x ϩ y ෇ 0, x Ն 0 18. 3x ϩ 5y ෇ 0, x Ն 0 19. Ϫ6x Ϫ y ෇ 0, x Յ 0 20. Ϫ5x Ϫ 3y ෇ 0, x Յ 0 21. Find the six trigonometric function values of the quadrantal angle 450°. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 491 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 491 12. tan ␪ and cot ␪ are positive; all other function values are negative. 13. negative 14. negative 15. negative 16. negative y 17. Use the trigonometric function values of quadrantal angles given in this section to evaluate each expression. An expression such as cot 2 90° means ͑cot 90°͒2, which is equal to 0 2 ෇ 0. 22. 3 sec 180° Ϫ 5 tan 360° 23. 4 csc 270° ϩ 3 cos 180° 24. tan 360° ϩ 4 sin 180° ϩ 5 cos 180° 25. 2 sec 0° ϩ 4 cot 2 90° ϩ cos 360° 26. sin2 180° ϩ cos2 180° 27. sin2 360° ϩ cos2 360° 2 2x + y = 0, x ≥ 0 ␪ 0 x 1 (1, –2) –2 1 2͙5 ͙5 ͙5 ; ; Ϫ2; Ϫ ; ͙5; Ϫ 5 5 2 2 y 18. Ϫ 3x + 5y = 0, x ≥ 0 ␪ –3 5 (5, –3) 3͙34 5͙34 3 5 ; ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 34 34 5 3 ͙34 ͙34 ;Ϫ 5 3 y 19. Ϫ (–1, 6) 6 –6x – y = 0, x ≤ 0 ␪ –1 0 x 6͙37 ͙37 1 ;Ϫ ; Ϫ6; Ϫ ; 37 37 6 ͙37 Ϫ͙37; 6 20. (–3, 5) y 5 –3 28. cos͓͑2n ϩ 1͒ и 90°͔ 29. sin͓n и 180°͔ 30. tan͓n и 180°͔ 31. tan͓͑2n ϩ 1͒ и 90°͔ Provide conjectures in Exercises 32 – 35. x 0 If n is an integer, n и 180° represents an integer multiple of 180°, and ͑2n ϩ 1͒ и 90° represents an odd integer multiple of 90°. Decide whether each expression is equal to 0, 1, Ϫ1, or is undefined. –5x – 3y = 0, x ≤ 0 ␪ x 0 5 3 5͙34 3͙34 ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 34 34 3 5 ͙34 ͙34 Ϫ 21. 1; 0; ; 3 5 undefined; 0; undefined; 1 22. Ϫ3 23. Ϫ7 24. 5 25. 3 26. 1 27. 1 28. 0 29. 0 30. 0 31. undefined 32. They are equal. 33. They are equal. 34. They are negatives of each other. 35. They are equal. 36. about .940; about .342 37. 40° 38. 35° 39. 45° 40. decrease; increase 32. The angles 15° and 75° are complementary. With your calculator determine sin 15° and cos 75°. Make a conjecture about the sines and cosines of complementary angles, and test your hypothesis with other pairs of complementary angles. (Note: This relationship will be discussed in detail in the next section.) 33. The angles 25° and 65° are complementary. With your calculator determine tan 25° and cot 65°. Make a conjecture about the tangents and cotangents of complementary angles, and test your hypothesis with other pairs of complementary angles. (Note: This relationship will be discussed in detail in the next section.) 34. With your calculator determine sin 10° and sin͑Ϫ10°͒. Make a conjecture about the sines of an angle and its negative, and test your hypothesis with other angles. Also, use a geometry argument with the definition of sin ␪ to justify your hypothesis. (Note: This relationship will be discussed in detail in Section 7.1.) 35. With your calculator determine cos 20° and cos͑Ϫ20°͒. Make a conjecture about the cosines of an angle and its negative, and test your hypothesis with other angles. Also, use a geometry argument with the definition of cos ␪ to justify your hypothesis. (Note: This relationship will be discussed in detail in Section 7.1.) In Exercises 36–41, set your graphing calculator in parametric and degree modes. Set the window and functions (see the third screen) as shown here, and graph. A circle of radius 1 will appear on the screen. Trace to move a short distance around the circle. In the screen, the point on the circle corresponds to an angle T ෇ 25°. Since r ෇ 1, cos 25° is X ෇ .90630779, and sin 25° is Y ෇ .42261826. 1.2 –1.8 This screen is a continuation of the previous one. 1.8 –1.2 36. Use the right- and left-arrow keys to move to the point corresponding to 20°. What are cos 20° and sin 20°? 37. For what angle T, 0° Յ T Յ 90°, is cos T Ϸ .766? 38. For what angle T, 0° Յ T Յ 90°, is sin T Ϸ .574? 39. For what angle T, 0° Յ T Յ 90°, does cos T ෇ sin T? 40. As T increases from 0° to 90°, does the cosine increase or decrease? What about the sine? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 492 492 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 41. 42. 43. 44. decrease; decrease 1; ␪ ෇ 90° Ϫ1; ␪ ෇ 180° Ϫ.4 45. Ϫ5 3͙5 ͙15 46. 47. Ϫ 15 5 48. .70069071 49. .10199657 51. The range of the cosine function is ͓Ϫ1, 1͔, so cos ␪ 3 cannot equal . 2 1 52. Ϫ 53. ͙3 54. 2.5 3 55. 2° 56. 1° 57. II 58. I 59. I or III 60. II or IV 61. ϩ; Ϫ; Ϫ 62. Ϫ; Ϫ; ϩ 63. Ϫ; ϩ; Ϫ 64. ϩ; ϩ; ϩ 65. Ϫ; ϩ; Ϫ 66. Ϫ; Ϫ; ϩ 67. tan 30° 68. sin 21° 69. sec 33° 70. impossible 71. impossible 72. possible 73. possible 74. possible 75. possible 76. possible 77. impossible 78. Ϫ2͙2 41. As T increases from 90° to 180°, does the cosine increase or decrease? What about the sine? 42. Concept Check What positive number a is its own reciprocal? Find a value of ␪ for which sin ␪ ෇ csc ␪ ෇ a. 43. Concept Check What negative number a is its own reciprocal? Find a value of ␪ for which cos ␪ ෇ sec ␪ ෇ a. Use the appropriate reciprocal identity to find each function value. Rationalize denominators when applicable. In Exercises 48 and 49, use a calculator. See Example 5. 1 5 44. cos ␪, if sec ␪ ෇ Ϫ2.5 45. cot ␪, if tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ 46. sin ␪, if csc ␪ ෇ ͙15 ͙5 47. tan ␪, if cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ 3 48. sin ␪, if csc ␪ ෇ 1.42716321 49. cos ␪, if sec ␪ ෇ 9.80425133 9 50. Can a given angle ␪ satisfy both sin ␪ Ͼ 0 and csc ␪ Ͻ 0? Explain. 51. Concept Check Explain what is wrong with the following item that appears on a trigonometry test: Find sec ␪, given that cos ␪ ෇ 3 . 2 Find the tangent of each angle. See Example 5. 52. cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ3 53. cot ␪ ෇ ͙3 3 54. cot ␪ ෇ .4 Find a value of each variable. 55. tan͑3␪ Ϫ 4°͒ ෇ 1 cot͑5␪ Ϫ 8°͒ 56. sec͑2␪ ϩ 6°͒ cos͑5␪ ϩ 3°͒ ෇ 1 Identify the quadrant or quadrants for the angle satisfying the given conditions. See Example 6. 57. sin ␪ Ͼ 0, cos ␪ Ͻ 0 58. cos ␪ Ͼ 0, tan ␪ Ͼ 0 59. tan ␪ Ͼ 0, cot ␪ Ͼ 0 60. tan ␪ Ͻ 0, cot ␪ Ͻ 0 Concept Check Give the signs of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions for each angle. 61. 129° 62. 183° 63. 298° 64. 412° 65. Ϫ82° 66. Ϫ121° Concept Check Without using a calculator, decide which is greater. 67. sin 30° or tan 30° 68. sin 20° or sin 21° 69. sin 33° or sec 33° Decide whether each statement is possible or impossible for an angle ␪. See Example 7. 70. sin ␪ ෇ 2 71. cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ1.001 72. tan ␪ ෇ .92 73. cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ12.1 74. sec ␪ ෇ 1 75. tan ␪ ෇ 1 76. sin ␪ ෇ 1 and csc ␪ ෇ 2 2 77. tan ␪ ෇ 2 and cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ2 Use identities to find each function value. Use a calculator in Exercises 84 and 85. See Example 8. 78. tan ␪, if sec ␪ ෇ 3, with ␪ in quadrant IV LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 493 5.2 Trigonometric Functions 493 ͙5 ͙15 80. Ϫ 4 2 4 ͙15 81. Ϫ 82. Ϫ 3 4 ͙3 83. Ϫ 84. 3.44701905 2 85. Ϫ.56616682 86. yes In Exercises 87–92, we give, in order, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. 17 15 8 15 8 87. ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 17 17 8 15 8 5 17 4 3 4 3 88. Ϫ ; Ϫ ; ; ; Ϫ ; 15 5 5 3 4 3 5 1 ͙3 Ϫ 89. Ϫ ; Ϫ ; ͙3 ; 4 2 2 2͙3 ͙5 ͙3 ; Ϫ2; Ϫ ; 90. 3 3 7 2͙11 ͙55 2͙55 7͙11 ; ; ; ; 7 22 5 22 7͙5 91. Ϫ.555762; .831342; 5 Ϫ.668512; Ϫ1.49586; 1.20287; Ϫ1.79933 92. .164215; Ϫ.986425; Ϫ.166475; Ϫ6.00691; Ϫ1.01376; 6.08958 95. false; for example, sin 30° ϩ cos 30° Ϸ .5 ϩ .8660 ෇ 1.3660 1. 96. false; sin ␪ Յ 1 for all ␪. 97. 146 ft 79. 1 79. sin ␪, if cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ , with ␪ in quadrant II 4 1 80. csc ␪, if cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ , with ␪ in quadrant IV 2 81. sec ␪, if tan ␪ ෇ ͙7 , with ␪ in quadrant III 3 82. cos ␪, if csc ␪ ෇ Ϫ4, with ␪ in quadrant III 83. sin ␪, if sec ␪ ෇ 2, with ␪ in quadrant IV 84. cot ␪, if csc ␪ ෇ Ϫ3.5891420, with ␪ in quadrant III 85. tan ␪, if sin ␪ ෇ .49268329, with ␪ in quadrant II 86. Concept Check Does there exist an angle ␪ with cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ.6 and sin ␪ ෇ .8? Find all trigonometric function values for each angle. Use a calculator in Exercises 91 and 92. See Example 8. 87. tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ 15 , with ␪ in quadrant II 8 89. tan ␪ ෇ ͙3, with ␪ in quadrant III 88. cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 90. sin ␪ ෇ 3 , with ␪ in quadrant III 5 ͙5 , with ␪ in quadrant I 7 91. cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ1.49586, with ␪ in quadrant IV 92. sin ␪ ෇ .164215, with ␪ in quadrant II Work each problem. 93. Derive the identity 1 ϩ cot 2 ␪ ෇ csc2 ␪ by dividing x 2 ϩ y 2 ෇ r 2 by y 2. 94. Using a method similar to the one given in this section showing that ␪ show that cos sin ␪ ෇ cot ␪. sin ␪ cos ␪ ෇ tan ␪, 95. Concept Check True or false: For all angles ␪, sin ␪ ϩ cos ␪ ෇ 1. If false, give an example showing why it is false. 96. Concept Check ␪ 1 True or false: Since cot ␪ ෇ cos sin ␪ , if cot ␪ ෇ 2 with ␪ in quadrant I, then cos ␪ ෇ 1 and sin ␪ ෇ 2. If false, explain why. Use a trigonometric function ratio to solve each problem. (Source for Exercises 97– 98: Parker, M., Editor, She Does Math, Mathematical Association of America, 1995.) 97. Height of a Tree A civil engineer must determine the height of the tree shown in the figure. The given angle was measured with a clinometer. She knows that sin 70° Ϸ .9397, cos 70° Ϸ .3420, and tan 70° Ϸ 2.747. Use the pertinent trigonometric function and the measurement given in the figure to find the height of the tree to the nearest whole number. 70° 50 ft This is a picture of one type of clinometer, called an Abney hand level and clinometer. The picture is courtesy of Keuffel & Esser Co. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 494 494 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 98. (a) 13 prism diopters 5 (b) tan ␪ ෇ 12 y 99. (a) tan ␪ ෇ x y (b) x ෇ tan ␪ 100. area ෇ 3x 2 sin ␪ 98. (Modeling) Double Vision To correct mild double vision, a small amount of prism is added to a patient’s eyeglasses. The amount of light shift this causes is measured in prism diopters. A patient needs 12 prism diopters horizontally and 5 prism diopters vertically. A prism that corrects for both requirements should have length r and be set at angle ␪. See the figure. r 5 ␪ 12 (a) Use the Pythagorean theorem to find r. (b) Write an equation involving a trigonometric function of ␪ and the known prism measurements 5 and 12. 99. (Modeling) Distance Between the Sun and a Star Suppose that a star forms an angle ␪ with respect to Earth and the sun. Let the coordinates of Earth be ͑x, y͒, those of the star ͑0, 0͒, and those of the sun ͑x, 0͒. See the figure. Find an equation for x, the distance between the sun and the star, as follows. Earth r θ y x Star Sun Not to scale (a) Write an equation involving a trigonometric function that relates x, y, and ␪. (b) Solve your equation for x. 100. Area of a Solar Cell A solar cell converts the energy of sunlight directly into electrical energy. The amount of energy a cell produces depends on its area. Suppose a solar cell is hexagonal, as shown in the figure. Express its area in terms of sin ␪ and any side x. (Hint: Consider one of the six equilateral triangles from the hexagon. See the figure.) (Source: Kastner, B., Space Mathematics, NASA, 1985.) ␪ h = √3 x 2 x x ␪ 9 101. The straight line in the figure determines both angle ␣ (alpha) and angle ␤ (beta) with the positive x-axis. Explain why tan ␣ ෇ tan ␤. y β α 0 x LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 495 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 495 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions ■Trigonometric Function Values of Special Angles Angles ■Special Angles as Reference Angles ■Finding Function Values with a Calculator ■Measures y B r A (x, y) x C Figure 23 Right-Triangle-Based Definitions of Trigonometric Functions TEACHING TIP Introduce the mnemonic sohcahtoa to help students remember that “sine is opposite over hypotenuse, cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse, and tangent is opposite over adjacent.” These definitions will be used in applications of trigonometry in Section 5.4. B For any acute angle A in standard position, sin A ‫؍‬ y side opposite ‫؍‬ r hypotenuse csc A ‫؍‬ hypotenuse r ‫؍‬ y side opposite cos A ‫؍‬ x side adjacent ‫؍‬ r hypotenuse sec A ‫؍‬ hypotenuse r ‫؍‬ x side adjacent tan A ‫؍‬ y side opposite ‫؍‬ x side adjacent cot A ‫؍‬ side adjacent x ‫؍‬ . y side opposite EXAMPLE 1 Finding Trigonometric Function Values of an Acute Angle C 7 Reference Finding Angle Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions In Section 5.2 we used angles in standard position to define the trigonometric functions. There is another way to approach them: as ratios of the lengths of the sides of right triangles. Figure 23 shows an acute angle A in standard position. The definitions of the trigonometric function values of angle A require x, y, and r. As drawn in Figure 23, x and y are the lengths of the two legs of the right triangle ABC, and r is the length of the hypotenuse. The side of length y is called the side opposite angle A, and the side of length x is called the side adjacent to angle A. We use the lengths of these sides to replace x and y in the definitions of the trigonometric functions, and the length of the hypotenuse to replace r, to get the following right-triangle-based definitions. y x ■Find the values of sin A, cos A, and tan A in the right triangle in Figure 24. 24 A 25 Figure 24 sin A ෇ Solution The length of the side opposite angle A is 7, the length of the side adjacent to angle A is 24, and the length of the hypotenuse is 25. Use the relationships given in the box. side opposite 7 ෇ hypotenuse 25 cos A ෇ side adjacent 24 ෇ hypotenuse 25 tan A ෇ side opposite 7 ෇ side adjacent 24 Now try Exercise 1. NOTE Because the cosecant, secant, and cotangent ratios are the reciprocals of the sine, cosine, and tangent values, respectively, in Example 1 we can con25 24 clude that csc A ෇ 25 7 , sec A ෇ 24 , and cot A ෇ 7 . LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 496 496 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 60° 2 2 60° 60° 2 Equilateral triangle (a) Trigonometric Function Values of Special Angles Certain special angles, such as 30°, 45°, and 60°, occur so often in trigonometry and in more advanced mathematics that they deserve special study. We start with an equilateral triangle, a triangle with all sides of equal length. Each angle of such a triangle measures 60°. While the results we will obtain are independent of the length, for convenience we choose the length of each side to be 2 units. See Figure 25(a). Bisecting one angle of this equilateral triangle leads to two right triangles, each of which has angles of 30°, 60°, and 90°, as shown in Figure 25(b). Since the hypotenuse of one of these right triangles has length 2, the shortest side will have length 1. (Why?) If x represents the length of the medium side, then, 22 ෇ 12 ϩ x 2 Pythagorean theorem (Section 1.5) 30° 2 3 ෇ x2 2 x 60° 4 ෇ 1 ϩ x2 30° x 90° ͙3 ෇ x. 90° 60° 1 1 30°– 60° right triangle (b) Choose the positive root. (Section 1.4) Figure 26 summarizes our results using a 30°– 60° right triangle. As shown in the figure, the side opposite the 30° angle has length 1; that is, for the 30° angle, hypotenuse ෇ 2, side opposite ෇ 1, side adjacent ෇ ͙3. Now we use the definitions of the trigonometric functions. Figure 25 30° √3 Subtract 1. sin 30Њ ෇ side opposite 1 ෇ hypotenuse 2 csc 30Њ ෇ 2 ෇2 1 cos 30Њ ෇ side adjacent ͙3 ෇ hypotenuse 2 sec 30Њ ෇ 2͙3 2 ෇ 3 ͙3 tan 30Њ ෇ side opposite 1 ͙3 ෇ ෇ side adjacent ͙3 3 cot 30Њ ෇ ͙3 ෇ ͙3 1 2 60° 1 EXAMPLE 2 Finding Trigonometric Function Values for 60° Figure 26 Find the six trigonometric function values for a 60° angle. Solution Refer to Figure 26 to find the following ratios. sin 60Њ ෇ ͙3 2 cos 60Њ ෇ csc 60Њ ෇ 2͙3 3 sec 60Њ ෇ 2 1 2 tan 60Њ ෇ ͙3 cot 60Њ ෇ ͙3 3 Now try Exercises 11, 13, and 15. 45° 1 r = √2 45° 1 45°– 45° right triangle Figure 27 We find the values of the trigonometric functions for 45° by starting with a 45°–45° right triangle, as shown in Figure 27. This triangle is isosceles; we choose the lengths of the equal sides to be 1 unit. (As before, the results are independent of the length of the equal sides.) Since the shorter sides each have length 1, if r represents the length of the hypotenuse, then 12 ϩ 12 ෇ r 2 Pythagorean theorem 2 ෇ r2 ͙2 ෇ r. Choose the positive square root. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 497 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 497 Now we use the measures indicated on the 45°– 45° right triangle in Figure 27. sin 45Њ ෇ 1 ͙2 ෇ 2 ͙2 cos 45Њ ෇ 1 ͙2 ෇ 2 ͙2 tan 45Њ ෇ 1 ෇1 1 csc 45Њ ෇ ͙2 ෇ ͙2 1 sec 45Њ ෇ ͙2 ෇ ͙2 1 cot 45Њ ෇ 1 ෇1 1 Function values for 30°, 45°, and 60° are summarized in the table that follows. Function Values of Special Angles TEACHING TIP Tell students that a good way to obtain one of these function values is to draw the appropriate “famous” right triangle as shown in Figure 26 or 27 and then use the right-triangle-based definition of the function value. ␪ sin ␪ cos ␪ tan ␪ cot ␪ sec ␪ csc ␪ 30° 1 2 ͙3 2 ͙3 3 ͙3 2͙3 3 2 45° ͙2 2 ͙2 2 1 1 ͙2 ͙2 60° ͙3 2 1 2 ͙3 ͙3 3 2 2͙3 3 Reference Angles Associated with every nonquadrantal angle in standard position is a positive acute angle called its reference angle. A reference angle for an angle ␪, written ␪Ј, is the positive acute angle made by the terminal side of angle ␪ and the x-axis. Figure 28 shows several angles ␪ (each less than one complete counterclockwise revolution) in quadrants II, III, and IV, respectively, with the reference angle ␪Ј also shown. In quadrant I, ␪ and ␪Ј are the same. If an angle ␪ is negative or has measure greater than 360°, its reference angle is found by first finding its coterminal angle that is between 0° and 360°, and then using the diagrams in Figure 28. y ␪ ␪′ y y O ␪ x ␪′ ␪ in quadrant II ␪ O ␪ in quadrant III x O x ␪′ ␪ in quadrant IV Figure 28 CAUTION A common error is to find the reference angle by using the terminal side of ␪ and the y-axis. The reference angle is always found with reference to the x-axis. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 498 498 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions y EXAMPLE 3 Finding Reference Angles Find the reference angle for each angle. 218° (a) 218° x 0 38° (b) 1387° Solution (a) As shown in Figure 29, the positive acute angle made by the terminal side of this angle and the x-axis is 218Њ Ϫ 180Њ ෇ 38Њ. For ␪ ෇ 218Њ, the reference angle ␪Ј ෇ 38Њ. 218° – 180° = 38° (b) First find a coterminal angle between 0° and 360°. Divide 1387° by 360° to get a quotient of about 3.9. Begin by subtracting 360° three times (because of the 3 in 3.9): Figure 29 y 1387Њ Ϫ 3 и 360Њ ෇ 307Њ. The reference angle for 307° (and thus for 1387°) is 360Њ Ϫ 307Њ ෇ 53Њ. See Figure 30. x 0 53° 307° Now try Exercises 41 and 45. 360° – 307° = 53° Special Angles as Reference Angles We can now find exact trigonometric function values of angles with reference angles of 30°, 45°, or 60°. Figure 30 EXAMPLE 4 Finding Trigonometric Function Values of a Quadrant III Angle Find the values of the trigonometric functions for 210°. y 210° x 90° y 60° x 30° O r x = –√3 y = –1 r=2 P Figure 31 Solution An angle of 210° is shown in Figure 31. The reference angle is 210Њ Ϫ 180Њ ෇ 30Њ. To find the trigonometric function values of 210°, choose point P on the terminal side of the angle so that the distance from the origin O to P is 2. By the results from 30°– 60° right triangles, the coordinates of point P become ͑ Ϫ͙3, Ϫ1 ͒, with x ෇ Ϫ͙3, y ෇ Ϫ1, and r ෇ 2. Then, by the definitions of the trigonometric functions, 1 2 cos 210Њ ෇ Ϫ ͙3 2 tan 210Њ ෇ csc 210Њ ෇ Ϫ2 sec 210Њ ෇ Ϫ 2͙3 3 cot 210Њ ෇ ͙3. sin 210Њ ෇ Ϫ ͙3 3 Now try Exercise 59. TEACHING TIP Review the signs of each trigonometric function by quadrant. As mentioned previously, the sentence “All Students Take Calculus” may help some students remember signs of the basic functions by quadrant. Notice in Example 4 that the trigonometric function values of 210° correspond in absolute value to those of its reference angle 30°. The signs are different for the sine, cosine, secant, and cosecant functions because 210° is a quadrant III angle. These results suggest a shortcut for finding the trigonometric function values of a nonacute angle, using the reference angle. In Example 4, the reference angle for 210° is 30°. Using the trigonometric function values of 30°, and choosing the correct signs for a quadrant III angle, we obtain the results found in Example 4. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 499 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 499 Similarly, we determine the values of the trigonometric functions for any nonquadrantal angle ␪ by finding the function values for its reference angle between 0° and 90°, and choosing the appropriate signs. Finding Trigonometric Function Values for Any Nonquadrantal Angle ␪ Step 1 If ␪ Ͼ 360Њ, or if ␪ Ͻ 0Њ, then find a coterminal angle by adding or subtracting 360° as many times as needed to get an angle greater than 0° but less than 360°. Step 2 Find the reference angle ␪Ј. Step 3 Find the trigonometric function values for reference angle ␪Ј. Step 4 Determine the correct signs for the values found in Step 3. (Use the table of signs in Section 5.2, if necessary.) This gives the values of the trigonometric functions for angle ␪. y EXAMPLE 5 Finding Trigonometric Function Values Using Reference Angles Find the exact value of each expression. ␪′ = 60° (a) cos͑Ϫ240Њ͒ 0 x ␪ = –240° (b) tan 675Њ Solution (a) Since an angle of Ϫ240Њ is coterminal with an angle of Ϫ240Њ ϩ 360Њ ෇ 120°, (a) the reference angle is 180Њ Ϫ 120Њ ෇ 60Њ, as shown in Figure 32(a). Since the cosine is negative in quadrant II, y cos͑Ϫ240Њ͒ ෇ cos 120Њ ෇ Ϫcos 60Њ ෇ Ϫ x 0 ␪ = 675° ␪′ = 45° (b) Figure 32 1 . 2 (b) Begin by subtracting 360° to get a coterminal angle between 0° and 360°. 675Њ Ϫ 360Њ ෇ 315Њ As shown in Figure 32(b), the reference angle is 360Њ Ϫ 315Њ ෇ 45Њ. An angle of 315° is in quadrant IV, so the tangent will be negative, and tan 675Њ ෇ tan 315Њ ෇ Ϫtan 45Њ ෇ Ϫ1. Now try Exercises 65 and 67. Degree mode Figure 33 Finding Function Values with a Calculator Calculators are capable of finding trigonometric function values. For example, the values of cos͑Ϫ240Њ͒ and tan 675Њ, found in Example 5, are found with a calculator as shown in Figure 33. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 500 500 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions TEACHING TIP Caution students not to use the sinϪ1, cosϪ1, and tanϪ1 keys when evaluating reciprocal functions with a calculator. CAUTION We have studied only degree measure of angles; radian measure will be introduced in Chapter 6. When evaluating trigonometric functions of angles given in degrees, remember that the calculator must be set in degree mode. Get in the habit of always starting work by entering sin 90. If the displayed answer is 1, then the calculator is set for degree measure. EXAMPLE 6 Finding Function Values with a Calculator Approximate the value of each expression. (a) sin 49Њ 12Ј (b) sec 97.977Њ (c) cot 51.4283Њ (d) sin͑Ϫ246Њ͒ Solution (a) 49Њ 12Ј ෇ 49 12 ° ෇ 49.2Њ 60 Convert 49Њ 12Ј to decimal degrees. (Section 5.1) sin 49Њ 12Ј ෇ sin 49.2Њ Ϸ .75699506 To eight decimal places These screens support the results of Example 6. We entered the angle measure in degrees and minutes for part (a). In the fifth line of the first screen, Ans–1 tells the calculator to find the reciprocal of the answer given in the previous line. (b) Calculators do not have secant keys. However, sec ␪ ෇ cos1 ␪ for all angles ␪ where cos ␪ 0. First find cos 97.977Њ, and then take the reciprocal to get sec 97.977Њ Ϸ Ϫ7.205879213. (c) cot 51.4283Њ Ϸ .79748114 Use the identity cot ␪ ෇ tan1 ␪ . (d) sin͑Ϫ246Њ͒ Ϸ .91354546 Now try Exercises 75, 79, 81, and 85. Finding Angle Measures Sometimes we need to find the measure of an angle having a certain trigonometric function value. Graphing calculators have three inverse functions (denoted sinϪ1, cosϪ1, and tanϪ1) that do just that. If x is an appropriate number, then sinϪ1x, cosϪ1x, or tanϪ1x give the measure of an angle whose sine, cosine, or tangent is x. For the applications in this section, these functions will return values of x in quadrant I. EXAMPLE 7 Using an Inverse Trigonometric Function to Find an Angle Use a calculator to find an angle ␪ in the interval ͓0°, 90°͔ that satisfies sin ␪ Ϸ .9677091705. Solution With the calculator in degree mode, we find that an angle ␪ having sine value .9677091705 is 75.4°. (While there are infinitely many such angles, the calculator gives only this one.) We write this result as sinϪ1 .9677091705 Ϸ 75.4Њ. Degree mode Figure 34 See Figure 34. Now try Exercise 91. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:34 AM Page 501 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 501 EXAMPLE 8 Finding Angle Measures ͙2 2 . Find all values of ␪, if ␪ is in the interval ͓0Њ, 360Њ͒ and cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ Algebraic Solution Graphing Calculator Solution Since cos ␪ is negative, ␪ must lie in quadrant II or ͙2 III. Since the absolute value of cos ␪ is 2 , the reference angle ␪ Ј must be 45°. The two possible angles ␪ are sketched in Figure 35. The quadrant II angle ␪ equals 180Њ Ϫ 45Њ ෇ 135°, and the quadrant III angle ␪ equals 180Њ ϩ 45Њ ෇ 225Њ. The screen in Figure 36 shows how the inverse cosine function is used to find the two values in ͓0Њ, 360Њ͒ y for which cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 2 . Notice that cosϪ1͑ Ϫ 2 ͒ yields only one value, 135°; to find the other value, we use the reference angle. ͙2 ͙2 y ␪ in quadrant II ␪' = 45° 0 ␪ = 135° x ␪' = 45° 0 ␪ = 225° x Degree mode ␪ in quadrant III Figure 36 Figure 35 Now try Exercise 95. EXAMPLE 9 Finding Grade Resistance ␪ > 0° ␪ < 0° When an automobile travels uphill or downhill on a highway, it experiences a force due to gravity. This force F in pounds is called grade resistance and is modeled by the equation F ෇ W sin ␪, where ␪ is the grade and W is the weight of the automobile. If the automobile is moving uphill, then ␪ Ͼ 0Њ; if downhill, then ␪ Ͻ 0Њ. See Figure 37. (Source: Mannering, F. and W. Kilareski, Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.) (a) Calculate F to the nearest 10 lb for a 2500-lb car traveling an uphill grade with ␪ ෇ 2.5Њ. Figure 37 (b) Calculate F to the nearest 10 lb for a 5000-lb truck traveling a downhill grade with ␪ ෇ Ϫ6.1Њ. (c) Calculate F for ␪ ෇ 0Њ and ␪ ෇ 90Њ. Do these answers agree with your intuition? Solution (a) F ෇ W sin ␪ ෇ 2500 sin 2.5Њ Ϸ 110 lb (b) F ෇ W sin ␪ ෇ 5000 sin͑Ϫ6.1Њ͒ Ϸ Ϫ530 lb F is negative because the truck is moving downhill. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 502 502 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions (c) F ෇ W sin ␪ ෇ W sin 0Њ ෇ W͑0͒ ෇ 0 lb F ෇ W sin ␪ ෇ W sin 90Њ ෇ W͑1͒ ෇ W lb This agrees with intuition because if ␪ ෇ 0Њ, then there is level ground and gravity does not cause the vehicle to roll. If ␪ ෇ 90Њ, the road would be vertical and the full weight of the vehicle would be pulled downward by gravity, so F ෇ W. Now try Exercises 109 and 111. 5.3 Exercises In Exercises 1– 4, we give, in order, sine, cosine, and tangent. 21 20 21 1. ; ; 29 29 20 45 28 45 2. ; ; 53 53 28 n m n 3. ; ; p p m k y k 4. ; ; z z y 5. C 6. H 7. B 8. G ͙3 9. E 10. A 11. 12. ͙3 3 1 2͙3 ͙3 13. 14. 15. 2 2 3 16. 2 17. ͙2 18. ͙2 ͙2 19. 20. 1 2 Find exact values or expressions for sin A, cos A, and tan A. See Example 1. 1. 2. 21 29 53 A 20 A 3. 4. p Concept Check Column II. 28 z A y n m 45 k A For each trigonometric function in Column I, choose its value from I II 5. sin 30Њ 6. cos 45Њ A. ͙3 7. tan 45Њ 8. sec 60Њ D. 9. csc 60Њ 10. cot 30Њ ͙3 2 G. 2 B. 1 C. 1 2 E. 2͙3 3 F. ͙3 3 H. ͙2 2 I. ͙2 For each expression, give the exact value. See Example 2. 11. tan 30Њ 12. cot 30Њ 13. sin 30Њ 14. cos 30Њ 15. sec 30Њ 16. csc 30Њ 17. csc 45Њ 18. sec 45Њ 19. cos 45Њ 20. cot 45Њ LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 503 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 503 21. y Relating Concepts P 45° 22. P 2 √2 23. 24. 25. 27. 2√2 x the legs; ͑ 2͙2, 2͙2 ͒ ͑ 1, ͙3 ͒ y The figure shows a 45Њ central angle in a circle with radius 4 units. To find the coordinates of point P on the circle, work Exercises 21–24 in order. y 4 45° For individual or collaborative investigation (Exercises 21–24) x sin x; tan x 26. cos x; csc x 60Њ P 4 45° 21. Add a line from point P perpendicular to the x-axis. x 22. Use the trigonometric ratios for a 45Њ angle to label the sides of the right triangle you sketched in Exercise 21. 23. Which sides of the right triangle give the coordinates of point P? What are the coordinates of P? y 24. Follow the same procedure to find the coordinates of P in the figure given here. P 2 60° 25. Refer to the table. What trigonometric functions are y1 and y2 ? 26. Refer to the table. What trigonometric functions are y1 and y2? x؇ 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 0 .25882 .5 .70711 .86603 .96593 1 .26795 .57735 1 1.7321 3.7321 undefined y1 y2 .96593 .86603 .70711 .5 .25882 undefined 3.8637 2 1.4142 1.1547 1.0353 1 x؇ 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 y2 y1 0 x 1 0 27. Concept Check What value of A between 0Њ and 90Њ will produce the output shown on the graphing calculator screen? 9 28. A student was asked to give the exact value of sin 45Њ. Using a calculator, he gave the answer .7071067812. The teacher did not give him credit. What was the teacher’s reason for this? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 504 504 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 29. ͩ ͪ ͙2 ͙2 , ; 45Њ 2 2 30. y ෇ ͙3x 31. y ෇ ͙3 x 3 32. 30Њ 33. 60Њ 34. a ෇ 12; b ෇ 12͙3; d ෇ 12͙3; c ෇ 12͙6 9͙3 9 35. x ෇ ;y෇ ; 2 2 3͙3 ; w ෇ 3͙3 z෇ 2 7͙3 14͙3 36. m ෇ ;a෇ ; 3 3 14͙3 14͙6 ;q෇ n෇ 3 3 37. p ෇ 15; r ෇ 15͙2; q ෇ 5͙6; t ෇ 10͙6 s2 s2͙3 38. A ෇ 39. A ෇ 4 2 40. C 41. F 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. B 29. With a graphing calculator, find the coordinates of the point of intersection of y ෇ x and y ෇ ͙1 Ϫ x 2. These coordinates are the cosine and sine of what angle between 0Њ and 90Њ? Concept Check Work each problem. 30. Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and making a 60Њ angle with the x-axis. 31. Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and making a 30Њ angle with the x-axis. 32. What angle does the line y ෇ ͙3 3 x make with the positive x-axis? 33. What angle does the line y ෇ ͙3x make with the positive x-axis? Find the exact value of each part labeled with a variable in each figure. 34. 35. 45° 24 9 y c b 30° 60° z x 60° a w d 36. 37. q 45° 30° 45° a 7 15 t r q n 60° 90° m 45° p Find a formula for the area of each figure in terms of s. 38. 39. 60° 45° s s 60° s 60° 45° s s Match each angle in Column I with its reference angle in Column II. Choices may be used once, more than once, or not at all. See Example 3. I II A. 45Њ B. 60Њ 43. Ϫ60Њ C. 82Њ D. 30Њ 45. 480Њ E. 38Њ F. 32Њ 40. 98Њ 41. 212Њ 42. Ϫ135Њ 44. 750Њ LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 505 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 505 ͙3 ; ͙3 3 ͙2 ͙2 51. ; ; ͙2; ͙2 2 2 ͙3 ͙3 2͙3 52. ; ; 2 3 3 1 ͙3 53. Ϫ ; Ϫ ; Ϫ2 2 3 54. Ϫ1; Ϫ1 1 2͙3 55. ; Ϫ͙3; Ϫ 2 3 2͙3 ͙3 56. Ϫ ;Ϫ 2 3 ͙3 57. ͙3; 3 In Exercises 58 – 63, we give, in order, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. ͙3 1 ͙3 58. Ϫ ; ; Ϫ͙3; Ϫ ; 2 2 3 2͙3 2; Ϫ 3 ͙2 ͙2 59. Ϫ ; ; Ϫ1, Ϫ1; 2 2 ͙2; Ϫ͙2 ͙2 ͙2 60. ; ; 1; 1; ͙2; ͙2 2 2 2͙3 ͙3 1 ͙3 61. ; ; ͙3; ; 2; 2 2 3 3 1 ͙3 ͙3 62. Ϫ ; Ϫ ; ; ͙3; 2 2 3 2͙3 ; Ϫ2 Ϫ 3 1 ͙3 ͙3 2͙3 63. ; ; ; ͙3; ;2 2 2 3 3 ͙2 ͙3 64. Ϫ 65. Ϫ 2 2 ͙3 66. ͙3 67. 2 1 ϩ ͙3 68. false; 1 69. true 2 1 70. true 71. false; ͙3 2 50. 9 Give a short explanation in Exercises 46 – 49. 46. In Example 4, why was 2 a good choice for r? Could any other positive number have been used? 47. Explain how the reference angle is used to find values of the trigonometric functions for an angle in quadrant III. 48. Explain why two coterminal angles have the same values for their trigonometric functions. 49. If two angles have the same values for each of the six trigonometric functions, must the angles be coterminal? Explain your reasoning. Complete the table with exact trigonometric function values. Do not use a calculator. See Examples 2, 4, and 5. ␪ sin ␪ cos ␪ 50. 30Њ 1 2 ͙3 2 51. 45Њ 52. 60Њ 53. 120Њ ͙3 2 54. 135Њ ͙2 2 55. 150Њ 56. 210Њ Ϫ 57. 240Њ Ϫ tan ␪ cot ␪ sec ␪ 2͙3 3 1 1 2 ͙3 Ϫ ͙2 2 Ϫ ͙3 2 2 2͙3 3 Ϫ͙2 Ϫ Ϫ ͙2 ͙3 3 ͙3 3 ͙3 2 2 1 Ϫ͙3 1 2 csc ␪ 2 Ϫ2 ͙3 1 2 Ϫ2 Ϫ 2͙3 3 Find exact values of the six trigonometric functions for each angle. Rationalize denominators when applicable. See Examples 2, 4, and 5. 58. 300Њ 59. 315Њ 60. 405Њ 61. Ϫ300Њ 62. Ϫ510Њ 63. 750Њ Find the exact value of each expression. See Example 5. 64. sin 1305Њ 65. cos͑Ϫ510Њ͒ 66. tan͑Ϫ1020Њ͒ Tell whether each statement is true or false. If false, tell why. 68. sin 30Њ ϩ sin 60Њ ෇ sin͑30Њ ϩ 60Њ͒ 69. sin͑30Њ ϩ 60Њ͒ ෇ sin 30Њ и cos 60Њ ϩ sin 60Њ и cos 30Њ 70. cos 60Њ ෇ 2 cos2 30Њ Ϫ 1 71. cos 60Њ ෇ 2 cos 30Њ 67. sin 1500Њ LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 506 506 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions ͙3 0 73. true 2 74. .5657728 75. .6252427 76. 1.1342773 77. 1.0273488 78. 1.7768146 79. 15.055723 80. .4771588 81. 1.4887142 82. Ϫ5.7297416 83. .6743024 84. 1.9074147 85. .9999905 86. .9668234 87. .4327386 88. .6494076 89. .2308682 90. 57.997172Њ 91. 55.845496Њ 92. 30.502748Њ 93. 38.491580Њ 94. 30Њ; 150Њ 95. 30Њ; 330Њ 96. 120Њ; 300Њ 97. 135Њ; 225Њ 98. 120Њ; 300Њ 99. 45Њ; 315Њ 100. A: 68.94 mph; B: 65.78 mph 72. false; 72. sin 120Њ ෇ sin 150Њ Ϫ sin 30Њ 73. sin 120Њ ෇ sin 180Њ и cos 60Њ Ϫ sin 60Њ и cos 180Њ Use a calculator to find a decimal approximation for each value. Give as many digits as your calculator displays. In Exercises 86 –89, simplify the expression before using the calculator. See Example 6. 74. tan 29Њ 30Ј 75. sin 38Њ 42Ј 76. cot 41Њ 24Ј 77. sec 13Њ 15Ј 78. csc 145Њ 45Ј 79. cot 183Њ 48Ј 80. cos 421Њ 30Ј 81. sec 312Њ 12Ј 82. tan͑Ϫ80Њ 6Ј͒ 83. sin͑Ϫ317Њ 36Ј͒ 84. cot͑Ϫ512Њ 20Ј͒ 85. cos͑Ϫ15Ј͒ 1 86. sec 14.8Њ 1 87. cot 23.4Њ 88. 89. sin 33Њ cos 33Њ cos 77Њ sin 77Њ Find a values of ␪ in ͓0Њ, 90Њ͔ that satisfies each statement. Leave answers in decimal degrees. See Example 7. 90. sin ␪ ෇ .84802194 91. tan ␪ ෇ 1.4739716 92. sec ␪ ෇ 1.1606249 93. cot ␪ ෇ 1.2575516 Find all values of ␪, if ␪ is in the interval ͓0Њ, 360Њ͒ and has the given function value. See Example 8. 94. sin ␪ ෇ 1 2 95. cos ␪ ෇ 97. sec ␪ ෇ Ϫ͙2 ͙3 2 98. cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ ͙3 3 96. tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ͙3 99. cos ␪ ෇ ͙2 2 Work each problem. 100. Measuring Speed by Radar Any offset between a stationary radar gun and a moving target creates a “cosine effect” that reduces the radar mileage reading by the cosine of the angle between the gun and the vehicle. That is, the radar speed reading is the product of the actual reading and the cosine of the angle. Find the radar readings for Auto A and Auto B shown in the figure. (Source: “Working Knowledge,” Fischetti, M., Scientific American, March 2001.) Radar gun Auto A 10° angle Actual speed: 70 mph POLIC Auto B 9 101. Measuring Speed by Radar In Exercise 100, we saw that the mileage reported by a radar gun is reduced by the cosine of angle ␪, shown in the figure. In the figure, r represents reduced speed and a represents the actual speed. Use the figure to show why this “cosine effect” occurs. E 20° angle Actual speed: 70 mph Radar gun r ␪ Auto POLI CE a LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 507 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions 507 102. (a) 2 ϫ 10 8 m per sec (b) 2 ϫ 10 8 m per sec 103. (a) 19Њ (b) 50Њ 104. 48.7Њ 105. 7.9Њ 106. (a) approximately 155 ft (b) approximately 194 ft (Modeling) Speed of Light When a light ray travels from one medium, such as air, to another medium, such as water or glass, the speed of the light changes, and the direction in which the ray is traveling changes. (This is why a fish under water is in a different position than it appears to be.) These changes are given by Snell’s law Medium 1 If this medium is less dense, light travels at a faster speed, c1. θ1 Medium 2 θ2 If this medium is more dense, light travels at a slower speed, c2. c 1 sin ␪1 , ෇ c 2 sin ␪2 where c 1 is the speed of light in the first medium, c 2 is the speed of light in the second medium, and ␪1 and ␪2 are the angles shown in the figure. (Source: The Physics Classroom, www.glenbrook.k12.il.us) In Exercises 102 and 103, assume that c 1 ෇ 3 ϫ 10 8 m per sec. 102. Find the speed of light in the second medium for each of the following. (a) ␪1 ෇ 46Њ, ␪2 ෇ 31Њ (b) ␪1 ෇ 39Њ, ␪2 ෇ 28Њ 103. Find ␪2 for each of the following values of ␪1 and c 2. Round to the nearest degree. (a) ␪1 ෇ 40Њ, c 2 ෇ 1.5 ϫ 10 8 m per sec (b) ␪1 ෇ 62Њ, c 2 ෇ 2.6 ϫ 10 8 m per sec (Modeling) Fish’s View of the World The figure shows a fish’s view of the world above the surface of the water. (Source: Walker, J., “The Amateur Scientist,” Scientific American, March 1984.) Suppose that a light ray comes from the horizon, enters the water, and strikes the fish’s eye. Ray from horizon 104. Assume that this ray gives a value of 90Њ for angle ␪1 in the formula for Snell’s law. (In a practical situation, this angle would probably be a little less than 90Њ.) The speed of light in water is about 2.254 ϫ 10 8 m per sec. Find angle ␪2 . Apparent horizon Ray from zenith Window’s center ␪2 105. Suppose an object is located at a true angle of 29.6Њ above the horizon. Find the apparent angle above the horizon to a fish. 106. (Modeling) Braking Distance If aerodynamic resistance is ignored, the braking distance D (in feet) for an automobile to change its velocity from V1 to V2 (feet per second) can be modeled using the equation D෇ 1.05͑V 12 Ϫ V 22͒ . 64.4͑K 1 ϩ K 2 ϩ sin ␪͒ K 1 is a constant determined by the efficiency of the brakes and tires, K 2 is a constant determined by the rolling resistance of the automobile, and ␪ is the grade of the highway. (Source: Mannering, F. and W. Kilareski, Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.) (a) Compute the number of feet required to slow a car from 55 mph to 30 mph while traveling uphill with a grade of ␪ ෇ 3.5Њ. Let K 1 ෇ .4 and K 2 ෇ .02. (Hint: Change miles per hour to feet per second.) (b) Repeat part (a) with ␪ ෇ Ϫ2Њ. 9 (c) How is braking distance affected by grade ␪ ? Does this agree with your driving experience? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 508 508 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 107. approximately 78 mph 108. Ϫ100.5 lb 109. 65.96 lb 110. 2771 lb 111. Ϫ2.87Њ 112. 2200-lb car on 2Њ uphill grade 113. (a) 703 ft (b) 1701 ft (c) R would decrease. 114. 55 mph 107. (Modeling) Car’s Speed at Collision Refer to Exercise 106. An automobile is traveling at 90 mph on a highway with a downhill grade of ␪ ෇ Ϫ3.5Њ. The driver sees a stalled truck in the road 200 ft away and immediately applies the brakes. Assuming that a collision cannot be avoided, how fast (in miles per hour) is the car traveling when it hits the truck? (Use the same values for K 1 and K 2 as in Exercise 106.) (Modeling) Grade Resistance See Example 9 to work Exercises 108 –112. 108. What is the grade resistance of a 2400-lb car traveling on a Ϫ2.4Њ downhill grade? 109. What is the grade resistance of a 2100-lb car traveling on a 1.8Њ uphill grade? 110. A car traveling on a Ϫ3Њ downhill grade has a grade resistance of Ϫ145 lb. What is the weight of the car? 111. A 2600-lb car traveling downhill has a grade resistance of Ϫ130 lb. What is the angle of the grade? 112. Which has the greater grade resistance: a 2200-lb car on a 2Њ uphill grade or a 2000-lb car on a 2.2Њ uphill grade? 113. (Modeling) Design of Highway Curves When highway curves are designed, the outside of the curve is often slightly elevated or inclined above the inside of the curve. See the figure. This inclination is called superelevation. For safety reasons, it is important that both the curve’s radius and superelevation are correct for a given speed limit. ␪ If an automobile is traveling at velocity V (in feet per second), the safe radius R for a curve with superelevation ␪ is modeled by the formula R෇ V2 , g͑ f ϩ tan ␪͒ where f and g are constants. (Source: Mannering, F. and W. Kilareski, Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.) (a) A roadway is being designed for automobiles traveling at 45 mph. If ␪ ෇ 3Њ, g ෇ 32.2, and f ෇ .14, calculate R. (b) What should the radius of the curve be if the speed in part (a) is increased to 70 mph? (c) How would increasing the angle ␪ affect the results? Verify your answer by repeating parts (a) and (b) with ␪ ෇ 4Њ. 114. (Modeling) Speed Limit on a Curve Refer to Exercise 113 and use the same values for f and g. A highway curve has radius R ෇ 1150 ft and a superelevation of ␪ ෇ 2.1Њ. What should the speed limit (in miles per hour) be for this curve? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 509 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 509 5.4 Solving Right Triangles Significant Digits Applications d ■Solving Triangles 15 ft ■Angles of Elevation or Depression ■Bearing ■Further Significant Digits Suppose we quickly measure a room as 15 ft by 18 ft. See Figure 38. To calculate the length of a diagonal of the room, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. d 2 ෇ 152 ϩ 182 (Section 1.5) d ෇ 549 2 18 ft Figure 38 TEACHING TIP Make the analogy that this discussion is similar to the idea that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. d ෇ ͙549 Ϸ 23.430749 Should this answer be given as the length of the diagonal of the room? Of course not. The number 23.430749 contains six decimal places, while the original data of 15 ft and 18 ft are only accurate to the nearest foot. Since the results of a problem can be no more accurate than the least accurate number in any calculation, we really should say that the diagonal of the 15-by-18-ft room is about 23 ft. If a wall measured to the nearest foot is 18 ft long, this actually means that the wall has length between 17.5 ft and 18.5 ft. If the wall is measured more accurately as 18.3 ft long, then its length is really between 18.25 ft and 18.35 ft. A measurement of 18.00 ft would indicate that the length of the wall is between 17.995 ft and 18.005 ft. The measurement 18 ft is said to have two significant digits of accuracy; 18.0 has three significant digits, and 18.00 has four. A significant digit is a digit obtained by actual measurement. A number that represents the result of counting, or a number that results from theoretical work and is not the result of a measurement, is an exact number. There are 50 states in the United States, so in that statement, 50 is an exact number. Most values obtained for trigonometric functions are approximations, and virtually all measurements are approximations. When performing calculations involving approximate numbers, start by determining the number that has the least number of significant digits. Round your final answer to the same number of significant digits as this number. Remember that your answer is no more accurate than the least accurate number in your calculation. Use the following table to determine the significant digits in angle measure. Significant Digits for Angles Number of Significant Digits Angle Measure to Nearest: 2 Degree 3 Ten minutes, or nearest tenth of a degree 4 Minute, or nearest hundredth of a degree 5 Tenth of a minute, or nearest thousandth of a degree For example, an angle measuring 52Њ 30Ј has three significant digits (assuming that 30Ј is measured to the nearest ten minutes). LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 510 510 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions B Solving Triangles To solve a triangle means to find the measures of all the angles and sides of the triangle. As shown in Figure 39, we use a to represent the length of the side opposite angle A, b for the length of the side opposite angle B, and so on. In a right triangle, the letter c is reserved for the hypotenuse. c a C A b EXAMPLE 1 Solving a Right Triangle Given an Angle and a Side Solve right triangle ABC, if A ෇ 34Њ 30Ј and c ෇ 12.7 in. See Figure 40. When solving triangles, a labeled sketch is an important aid. Solution Figure 39 B To solve the triangle, find the measures of the remaining sides and angles. To find the value of a, use a trigonometric function involving the known values of angle A and side c. Since the sine of angle A is given by the quotient of the side opposite A and the hypotenuse, use sin A. c = 12.7 in. a sin A ෇ C sin 34Њ 30Ј ෇ 34° 30′ A b Figure 40 a c sin A ෇ a 12.7 A ෇ 34Њ 30Ј, c ෇ 12.7 side opposite hypotenuse (Section 5.3) a ෇ 12.7 sin 34Њ 30Ј Multiply by 12.7; rewrite. a ෇ 12.7 sin 34.5Њ Convert to decimal degrees. a ෇ 12.7͑.56640624͒ Use a calculator. a Ϸ 7.19 in. Looking Ahead to Calculus The derivatives of the parametric equations x ෇ f ͑t͒ and y ෇ g͑t͒ often represent the rate of change of physical quantities, such as velocities. When x and y are related by an equation, the derivatives are called related rates because a change in one causes a related change in the other. Determining these rates in calculus often requires solving a right triangle. Some problems that ask for the maximum or minimum value of a quantity also involve solving a right triangle. Three significant digits To find the value of b, we could use the Pythagorean theorem. It is better, however, to use the information given in the problem rather than a result just calculated. If a mistake is made in finding a, then b also would be incorrect. Also, rounding more than once may cause the result to be less accurate. Use cos A. cos A ෇ cos 34Њ 30Ј ෇ b c cos A ෇ side adjacent hypotenuse (Section 5.3) b 12.7 b ෇ 12.7 cos 34Њ 30Ј b Ϸ 10.5 in. Once b is found, the Pythagorean theorem can be used as a check. All that remains to solve triangle ABC is to find the measure of angle B. Since A ϩ B ෇ 90Њ, B ෇ 90Њ Ϫ A TEACHING TIP When solving triangles, encourage students to refer to a sketch of the problem to see if their answer is reasonable. B ෇ 89Њ 60Ј Ϫ 34Њ 30Ј A ෇ 34Њ 30Ј B ෇ 55Њ 30Ј. Now try Exercise 17. NOTE In Example 1, we could have found the measure of angle B first, and then used the trigonometric function values of B to find the unknown sides. The process of solving a right triangle can usually be done in several ways, each producing the correct answer. To maintain accuracy, always use given information as much as possible, and avoid rounding off in intermediate steps. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 511 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 511 EXAMPLE 2 Solving a Right Triangle Given Two Sides Solve right triangle ABC if a ෇ 29.43 cm and c ෇ 53.58 cm. Solution We draw a sketch showing the given information, as in Figure 41. One way to begin is to find angle A by using the sine function. B c = 53.58 cm a = 29.43 cm sin A ෇ C side opposite 29.43 ෇ Ϸ .5492721165 hypotenuse 53.58 A b Using the sinϪ1 function on a calculator, we find that A Ϸ 33.32Њ. The measure of B is approximately Figure 41 90Њ Ϫ 33.32Њ ෇ 56.68Њ. We now find b from the Pythagorean theorem, using a 2 ϩ b2 ෇ c2, or b ෇ c2 Ϫ a 2. Since c ෇ 53.58 and a ෇ 29.43, 2 b2 ෇ c 2 Ϫ a2 Pythagorean theorem (Section 1.5) b2 ෇ 53.582 Ϫ 29.432 b Ϸ 44.77 cm. Now try Exercise 21. Y Angle of elevation X Horizontal (a) X Angles of Elevation or Depression Many applications of right triangles involve angles of elevation or depression. The angle of elevation from point X to point Y (above X) is the acute angle formed by ray XY and a horizontal ray with endpoint at X. See Figure 42(a). The angle of depression from point X to point Y (below X) is the acute angle formed by ray XY and a horizontal ray with endpoint X. See Figure 42(b). Horizontal Angle of depression CAUTION Be careful when interpreting the angle of depression. Both the angle of elevation and the angle of depression are measured between the line of sight and a horizontal line. Y (b) Figure 42 TEACHING TIP Point out that when point X is below point Y, then the angle of elevation from X to Y is the same as the angle of depression from Y to X, since they are the alternate interior angles resulting from the parallel horizontal lines being cut by a transversal (the line of sight). To solve applied trigonometry problems, follow the same procedure as solving a triangle. Solving an Applied Trigonometry Problem Step 1 Draw a sketch, and label it with the given information. Label the quantity to be found with a variable. Step 2 Use the sketch to write an equation relating the given quantities to the variable. Step 3 Solve the equation, and check that your answer makes sense. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 512 512 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions EXAMPLE 3 Finding the Angle of Elevation When Lengths Are Known The length of the shadow of a building 34.09 m tall is 37.62 m. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. Solution As shown in Figure 43, the angle of elevation of the sun is angle B. Since the side opposite B and the side adjacent to B are known, use the tangent ratio to find B. 34.09 m 37.62 m tan B ෇ B 34.09 , 37.62 so B ෇ tanϪ1 34.09 Ϸ 42.18Њ. (Section 5.3) 37.62 The angle of elevation of the sun is 42.18°. Figure 43 Now try Exercise 29. TEACHING TIP As an extension of the type of problem in Example 3, mention that professional surveyors often determine distances by measuring a zenith angle. A zenith angle is the angle made with an imaginary line perpendicular to Earth and the line of sight to the object being measured. This provides a more accurate measurement. Bearing Other applications of right triangles involve bearing, an important idea in navigation. There are two methods for expressing bearing. When a single angle is given, such as 164°, it is understood that the bearing is measured in a clockwise direction from due north. Several sample bearings using this first method are shown in Figure 44. N N N N 32° 164° 229° 304° Figure 44 EXAMPLE 4 Solving a Problem Involving Bearing (First Method) Radar stations A and B are on an east-west line, 3.7 km apart. Station A detects a plane at C, on a bearing of 61°. Station B simultaneously detects the same plane, on a bearing of 331°. Find the distance from A to C. Solution Draw a sketch showing the given information, as in Figure 45. Since a line drawn due north is perpendicular to an east-west line, right angles are formed at A and B, so angles CAB and CBA can be found as shown in Figure 45. Angle C is a right angle because angles CAB and CBA are complementary. Find distance b by using the cosine function. N N C 61° b 61° 29° A 3.7 km B 331° Figure 45 cos 29Њ ෇ b 3.7 3.7 cos 29Њ ෇ b b Ϸ 3.2 km Use a calculator; round to the nearest tenth. Now try Exercise 45. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 513 5.4 Solving Right Triangles TEACHING TIP Emphasize the need to draw fairly accurate sketches describing each application problem. Encourage students to use their sketches to check that their answers are reasonable. 513 CAUTION The importance of a correctly labeled sketch when solving applications like that in Example 4 cannot be overemphasized. Some of the necessary information is often not directly stated in the problem and can be determined only from the sketch. The second method for expressing bearing starts with a north-south line and uses an acute angle to show the direction, either east or west, from this line. Figure 46 shows several sample bearings using this system. Either N or S always comes first, followed by an acute angle, and then E or W. N N 42° S S N 42° E 52° 40° 31° S 31° E S 40° W N 52° W Figure 46 EXAMPLE 5 Solving a Problem Involving Bearing (Second Method) The bearing from A to C is S 52° E. The bearing from A to B is N 84° E. The bearing from B to C is S 38° W. A plane flying at 250 mph takes 2.4 hr to go from A to B. Find the distance from A to C. Solution N N D 96° 84° A c = 600 mi 46° 38° 44° 52° b S C Figure 47 S B Make a sketch. First draw the two bearings from point A. Choose a point B on the bearing N 84° E from A, and draw the bearing to C. Point C will be located where the bearing lines from A and B intersect, as shown in Figure 47. Since the bearing from A to B is N 84° E, angle ABD is 180Њ Ϫ 84Њ ෇ 96Њ. Thus, angle ABC is 46°. Also, angle BAC is 180Њ Ϫ ͑84Њ ϩ 52Њ͒ ෇ 44Њ. Angle C is 180Њ Ϫ ͑44Њ ϩ 46Њ͒ ෇ 90Њ. From the statement of the problem, a plane flying at 250 mph takes 2.4 hr to go from A to B. The distance from A to B is the product of rate and time, or c ෇ rate ϫ time ෇ 250͑2.4͒ ෇ 600 mi. (Section 1.2) To find b, the distance from A to C, use the sine. (The cosine could also be used.) sin 46Њ ෇ b c sin 46Њ ෇ b 600 600 sin 46Њ ෇ b b Ϸ 430 mi Now try Exercise 47. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 514 514 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Further Applications EXAMPLE 6 Using Trigonometry to Measure a Distance P ␪ d Figure 48 b/2 Q b/2 A method that surveyors use to determine a small distance d between two points P and Q is called the subtense bar method. The subtense bar with length b is centered at Q and situated perpendicular to the line of sight between P and Q. See Figure 48. Angle ␪ is measured, and then the distance d can be determined. (a) Find d when ␪ ෇ 1Њ 23Ј 12Љ and b ෇ 2.0000 m. (b) Angle ␪ usually cannot be measured more accurately than to the nearest 1Љ. How much change would there be in the value of d if ␪ were measured 1Љ larger? Solution (a) From Figure 48, we see that cot ␪ d ෇ b 2 2 d෇ ␪ b cot . Multiply; rewrite. 2 2 ␪ Let b ෇ 2. To evaluate 2 , we change ␪ to decimal degrees. 1Њ 23Ј 12Љ ෇ 1.386667Њ (Section 5.1) Then d෇ 1.386667Њ 2 cot Ϸ 82.6341 m. 2 2 (b) Since ␪ is 1Љ larger, use ␪ ෇ 1Њ 23Ј 13Љ Ϸ 1.386944Њ. d෇ 1.386944Њ 2 cot Ϸ 82.6176 m 2 2 The difference is 82.6341 Ϫ 82.6176 Ϸ .0170 m. Now try Exercise 59. EXAMPLE 7 Solving a Problem Involving Angles of Elevation Francisco needs to know the height of a tree. From a given point on the ground, he finds that the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 36.7°. He then moves back 50 ft. From the second point, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 22.2°. See Figure 49. Find the height of the tree. B h 22.2° D A 36.7° x 50 ft Figure 49 C LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 515 515 5.4 Solving Right Triangles Algebraic Solution Graphing Calculator Solution* Figure 49 shows two unknowns: x, the distance from the center of the trunk of the tree to the point where the first observation was made, and h, the height of the tree. Since nothing is given about the length of the hypotenuse of either triangle ABC or triangle BCD, use a ratio that does not involve the hypotenuse — namely the tangent. See Figure 50 in the Graphing Calculator Solution. In Figure 50, we superimposed Figure 49 on coordinate axes with the origin at D. By definition, the tangent of the angle between the x-axis and the graph of a line with equation y ෇ mx ϩ b is the slope of the line, m. For line DB, m ෇ tan 22.2Њ. Since b equals 0, the equation of line DB is y1 ෇ ͑tan 22.2Њ͒x. The equation of line AB is y2 ෇ ͑tan 36.7Њ͒x ϩ b. Since b 0 here, we use the point A͑50, 0͒ and the point-slope form to find the equation. In triangle ABC, tan 36.7Њ ෇ h x In triangle BCD, tan 22.2Њ ෇ h or h ෇ ͑50 ϩ x͒ tan 22.2Њ. 50 ϩ x or h ෇ x tan 36.7Њ. Each expression equals h, so the expressions must be equal. x tan 36.7Њ ෇ ͑50 ϩ x͒ tan 22.2Њ Solve for x. x tan 36.7Њ ෇ 50 tan 22.2Њ ϩ x tan 22.2Њ Distributive property (Section R.1) x tan 36.7Њ Ϫ x tan 22.2Њ ෇ 50 tan 22.2Њ Get x-terms on one side. (Section 1.1) x͑tan 36.7Њ Ϫ tan 22.2Њ͒ ෇ 50 tan 22.2Њ Factor out x. (Section R.4) y2 Ϫ y1 ෇ m͑x Ϫ x1͒ (Section 2.4) y2 Ϫ 0 ෇ m͑x Ϫ 50͒ x1 ෇ 50, y1 ෇ 0 y2 ෇ tan 36.7Њ͑x Ϫ 50͒ Lines y1 and y2 are graphed in Figure 51. The y-coordinate of the point of intersection of the graphs gives the length of BC, or h. Thus, h Ϸ 45. y B 50 tan 22.2Њ x෇ tan 36.7Њ Ϫ tan 22.2Њ h Divide by the coefficient of x. We saw above that h ෇ x tan 36.7Њ. Substituting for x, ͩ ͪ 50 tan 22.2Њ tan 36.7Њ. h෇ tan 36.7Њ Ϫ tan 22.2Њ 22.2° D A Figure 50 75 tan 36.7Њ ෇ .74537703 and x C 50 ft From a calculator, so 36.7° x and tan 22.2Њ ෇ .40809244 tan 36.7Њ Ϫ tan 22.2Њ ෇ .74537703 Ϫ .40809244 ෇ .33728459 h෇ ͩ ͪ 50͑.40809244͒ .74537703 Ϸ 45. .33728459 The height of the tree is approximately 45 ft. –10 150 –20 Figure 51 Now try Exercise 53. NOTE In practice, we usually do not write down intermediate calculator approximation steps. We did in Example 7 so you could follow the steps more easily. *Source: Adapted with permission from “Letter to the Editor,” by Robert Ruzich (Mathematics Teacher, Volume 88, Number 1). Copyright ᮊ 1995 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 516 516 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 5.4 Exercises 1. 20,385.5 to 20,386.5 2. 28,999.5 to 29,000.5 3. 8958.5 to 8959.5 7. .05 8. .5 9. B ෇ 53° 40Ј; a ෇ 571 m; b ෇ 777 m 10. B ෇ 58° 20Ј; c ෇ 68.4 km; b ෇ 58.2 km 11. M ෇ 38.8°; n ෇ 154 m; p ෇ 198 m 12. Y ෇ 42.2°; x ෇ 66.4 cm; y ෇ 60.2 cm Concept Check Refer to the discussion of accuracy and significant digits in this section to work Exercises 1 –8. 1. Leading NFL Receiver At the end of the 2001 National Football League season, Oakland Raider Jerry Rice was the leading career receiver with 20,386 yd. State the range represented by this number. (Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2003.) 2. Height of Mt. Everest When Mt. Everest was first surveyed, the surveyors obtained a height of 29,000 ft to the nearest foot. State the range represented by this number. (The surveyors thought no one would believe a measurement of 29,000 ft, so they reported it as 29,002.) (Source: Dunham, W., The Mathematical Universe, John Wiley & Sons, 1994.) 3. Longest Vehicular Tunnel The E. Johnson Memorial Tunnel in Colorado, which measures 8959 ft, is one of the longest land vehicular tunnels in the United States. What is the range of this number? (Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2003.) 9 9 9 4. Top WNBA Scorer Women’s National Basketball Association player Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever received the 2002 award for most points scored, 594. Is it appropriate to consider this number as between 593.5 and 594.5? Why or why not? (Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2003.) 5. Circumference of a Circle The formula for the circumference of a circle is C ෇ 2␲r. Suppose you use the ␲ key on your calculator to find the circumference of a circle with radius 54.98 cm, getting 345.44953. Since 2 has only one significant digit, the answer should be given as 3 ϫ 10 2, or 300 cm. Is this conclusion correct? If not, explain how the answer should be given. 6. Explain the difference between a measurement of 23.0 ft and a measurement of 23.00 ft. 7. If h is the actual height of a building and the height is measured as 58.6 ft, then . ͉ h Ϫ 58.6 ͉ Յ 8. If w is the actual weight of a car and the weight is measured as 15.00 ϫ 10 2 lb, then . ͉ w Ϫ 1500 ͉ Յ Solve each right triangle. See Example 1. 9. 10. B c 964 m a A 36° 20′ C 11. B P Y p 51.2° 124 m 89.6 cm N C b 12. M n 31° 40′ A b 35.9 km X 47.8° y x Z LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 517 517 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 14. The other acute angle requires the least work to find. 17. B ෇ 62.00°; a ෇ 8.17 ft; b ෇ 15.4 ft 18. A ෇ 44.00°; a ෇ 20.6 m; b ෇ 21.4 m 19. A ෇ 17.00°; a ෇ 39.1 in.; c ෇ 134 in. 20. B ෇ 29.00°; a ෇ 70.7 cm; c ෇ 80.9 cm 21. c ෇ 85.9 yd; A ෇ 62° 50Ј; B ෇ 27° 10Ј 22. c ෇ 1080 m; A ෇ 63° 00Ј; B ෇ 27° 00Ј 23. The angle of elevation from X to Y is 90° whenever Y is directly above X. 24. no 27. It should be shown as an angle measured from due north. 28. It should be shown measured from north (or south) in the east (or west) direction. 29. 9.35 m 30. 33.4 m 9 13. Can a right triangle be solved if we are given measures of its two acute angles and no side lengths? Explain. 14. Concept Check If we are given an acute angle and a side in a right triangle, what unknown part of the triangle requires the least work to find? 9 15. 9 16. Explain why you can always solve a right triangle if you know the measures of one side and one acute angle. Explain why you can always solve a right triangle if you know the lengths of two sides. Solve each right triangle. In each case, C ෇ 90°. If angle information is given in degrees and minutes, give answers in the same way. If given in decimal degrees, do likewise in answers. When two sides are given, give angles in degrees and minutes. See Examples 1 and 2. 17. A ෇ 28.00°, c ෇ 17.4 ft 18. B ෇ 46.00°, c ෇ 29.7 m 19. B ෇ 73.00°, b ෇ 128 in. 20. A ෇ 61° 00Ј, b ෇ 39.2 cm 21. a ෇ 76.4 yd, b ෇ 39.3 yd 22. a ෇ 958 m, b ෇ 489 m 23. Concept Check When is an angle of elevation equal to 90°? 24. Concept Check Can an angle of elevation be more than 90°? 9 25. A Explain why the angle of depression DAB has the same measure as the angle of elevation ABC in the figure. D C B AD is parallel to BC. 9 26. Why is angle CAB not an angle of depression in the figure for Exercise 25? 27. Concept Check When bearing is given as a single angle measure, how is the angle represented in a sketch? 28. Concept Check When bearing is given as N (or S), the angle measure, then E (or W), how is the angle represented in a sketch? Solve each problem involving triangles. 29. Height of a Ladder on a Wall A 13.5-m fire truck ladder is leaning against a wall. Find the distance d the ladder goes up the wall (above the top of the fire truck) if the ladder makes an angle of 43° 50Ј with the horizontal. 13.5 m d 43° 50′ 30. Distance Across a Lake To find the distance RS across a lake, a surveyor lays off RT ෇ 53.1 m, with angle T ෇ 32° 10Ј and angle S ෇ 57° 50Ј. Find length RS. S Lake R T LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 518 518 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 31. 128 ft 32. 1,730,000 mi 33. 26.92 in. 34. 134.7 cm 35. 22° 31. Height of a Building From a window 30 ft above the street, the angle of elevation to the top of the building across the street is 50.0° and the angle of depression to the base of this building is 20.0°. Find the height of the building across the street. 50.0° 20.0° 30.0 ft 32. Diameter of the Sun To determine the diameter of the sun, an astronomer might sight with a transit (a device used by surveyors for measuring angles) first to one edge of the sun and then to the other, finding that the included angle equals 1° 4Ј. Assuming that the distance from Earth to the sun is 92,919,800 mi, calculate the diameter of the sun. Sun Earth Not to scale 33. Side Lengths of a Triangle The length of the base of an isosceles triangle is 42.36 in. Each base angle is 38.12°. Find the length of each of the two equal sides of the triangle. (Hint: Divide the triangle into two right triangles.) 34. Altitude of a Triangle Find the altitude of an isosceles triangle having base 184.2 cm if the angle opposite the base is 68° 44Ј. Solve each problem involving an angle of elevation or depression. See Example 3. 35. Angle of Elevation of Pyramid of the Sun The Pyramid of the Sun in the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan was the largest and most important structure in the city. The base is a square with sides 700 ft long, and the height of the pyramid is 200 ft. Find the angle of elevation of the edge indicated in the figure to two significant digits. (Hint: The base of the triangle in the figure is half the diagonal of the square base of the pyramid.) 200 ft ␪ 700 ft 700 ft LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 519 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 36. 583 ft 37. 28.0 m 38. 469 m 39. 13.3 ft 40. 42,600 ft 41. 146 m 519 36. Cloud Ceiling The U.S. Weather Bureau defines a cloud ceiling as the altitude of the lowest clouds that cover more than half the sky. To determine a cloud ceiling, a powerful searchlight projects a circle of light vertically on the bottom of the cloud. An observer sights the circle of light in the crosshairs of a tube called a clinometer. A pendant hanging vertically from the tube and resting on a protractor gives the angle of elevation. Find the cloud ceiling if the searchlight is located 1000 ft from the observer and the angle of elevation is 30.0° as measured with a clinometer at eyeheight 6 ft. (Assume three significant digits.) Cloud Searchlight 30.0° 1000 ft Observer 6 ft 37. Height of a Tower The shadow of a vertical tower is 40.6 m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 34.6°. Find the height of the tower. 38. Distance from the Ground to the Top of a Building The angle of depression from the top of a building to a point on the ground is 32° 30Ј. How far is the point on the ground from the top of the building if the building is 252 m high? 39. Length of a Shadow Suppose that the angle of elevation of the sun is 23.4°. Find the length of the shadow cast by Diane Carr, who is 5.75 ft tall. 23.4° 5.75 ft 40. Airplane Distance An airplane is flying 10,500 ft above the level ground. The angle of depression from the plane to the base of a tree is 13° 50Ј. How far horizontally must the plane fly to be directly over the tree? 10,500 ft 41. Height of a Building The angle of elevation from the top of a small building to the top of a nearby taller building is 46° 40Ј, while the angle of depression to the bottom is 14° 10Ј. If the smaller building is 28.0 m high, find the height of the taller building. x 46° 40′ 28.0 m 14° 10′ LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 520 520 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 42. (b) 45. 47. 37° 35Ј 43. (a) 29,008 ft shorter 44. 34.0 mi 220 mi 46. 150 km 47 nautical mi 42. Angle of Depression of a Light A company safety committee has recommended that a floodlight be mounted in a parking lot so as to illuminate the employee exit. Find the angle of depression of the light. 39.82 ft Employee exit 51.74 ft 43. Height of Mt. Everest The highest i 4m mountain peak in the world is Mt. 13 0 . 27 Everest, located in the Himalayas. The ␪ height of this enormous mountain was determined in 1856 by surveyors using 14,545 ft trigonometry long before it was first climbed in 1953. This difficult measurement had to be done from a great distance. At an altitude of 14,545 ft on a different mountain, the straight line distance to the peak of Mt. Everest is 27.0134 mi and its angle of elevation is ␪ ෇ 5.82°. (Source: Dunham, W., The Mathematical Universe, John Wiley & Sons, 1994.) (a) Approximate the height (in feet) of Mt. Everest. (b) In the actual measurement, Mt. Everest was over 100 mi away and the curvature of Earth had to be taken into account. Would the curvature of Earth make the peak appear taller or shorter than it actually is? 44. Error in Measurement A degree may seem like a very small unit, but an error of one degree in measuring an angle may be very significant. For example, suppose a laser beam directed toward the visible center of the moon misses its assigned target by 30 sec. How far is it (in miles) from its assigned target? Take the distance from the surface of Earth to that of the moon to be 234,000 mi. (Source: A Sourcebook of Applications of School Mathematics by Donald Bushaw et al. Copyright © 1980 by The Mathematical Association of America.) Work each problem. Assume the course of a plane or ship is on the indicated bearing. See Examples 4 and 5. 45. Distance Flown by a Plane A plane flies 1.3 hr at 110 mph on a bearing of 40°. It then turns and flies 1.5 hr at the same speed on a bearing of 130°. How far is the plane from its starting point? N 130° N 40° x 46. Distance Traveled by a Ship A ship travels 50 km on a bearing of 27°, then travels on a bearing of 117° for 140 km. Find the distance traveled from the starting point to the ending point. 47. Distance Between Two Ships Two ships leave a port at the same time. The first ship sails on a bearing of 40° at 18 knots (nautical miles per hour) and the second at a bearing of 130° at 26 knots. How far apart are they after 1.5 hr? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 521 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 48. 50. 52. 54. 120 mi 49. 130 mi 148 mi 51. 2.01 mi 114 ft 53. 147 m 5.18 m 521 48. Distance Between Two Cities The bearing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Danville, Virginia, is N 42° E. The bearing from Danville to Goldsboro, North Carolina, is S 48° E. A car driven by Mark Ferrari, traveling at 60 mph, takes 1 hr to go from Winston-Salem to Danville and 1.8 hr to go from Danville to Goldsboro. Find the distance from Winston-Salem to Goldsboro. 49. Distance Between Two Cities The bearing from Atlanta to Macon is S 27° E, and the bearing from Macon to Augusta is N 63° E. An automobile traveling at 60 mph needs 1 14 hr to go from Atlanta to Macon and 1 34 hr to go from Macon to Augusta. Find the distance from Atlanta to Augusta. 50. Distance Between Two Ships A cruise ship leaves port and sails on a bearing of N 28° 10Ј E. Another ship leaves the same port at the same time and sails on a bearing of S 61° 50Ј E. If the first ship sails at 24.0 mph and the second sails at 28.0 mph, find the distance between the two ships after 4 hr. 51. Distance Between Transmitters Radio direction finders are set up at two points A and B, which are 2.50 mi apart on an east-west line. From A, it is found that the bearing of a signal from a radio transmitter is N 36° 20Ј E, while from B the bearing of the same signal is N 53° 40Ј W. Find the distance of the transmitter from B. N Transmitter N 36° 20′ 53° 40′ 2.50 mi A B In Exercises 52 –55, use the method of Example 7. Drawing a sketch for the problems where one is not given may be helpful. 52. Height of a Pyramid The angle of elevation from a point on the ground to the top of a pyramid is 35° 30Ј. The angle of elevation from a point 135 ft farther back to the top of the pyramid is 21° 10Ј. Find the height of the pyramid. x 35° 30′ 21° 10′ 135 ft 53. Distance Between a Whale and a Lighthouse Debbie Glockner-Ferrari, a whale researcher, is watching a whale approach directly toward her as she observes from the top of a lighthouse. When she first begins watching the whale, the angle of depression of the whale is 15° 50Ј. Just as the whale turns away from the lighthouse, the angle of depression is 35° 40Ј. If the height of the lighthouse is 68.7 m, find the distance traveled by the whale as it approaches the lighthouse. 15° 50′ 35° 40′ 68.7 m x 54. Height of an Antenna A scanner antenna is on top of the center of a house. The angle of elevation from a point 28.0 m from the center of the house to the top of the antenna is 27° 10Ј, and the angle of elevation to the bottom of the antenna is 18° 10Ј. Find the height of the antenna. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 522 522 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 55. 2.47 km 56. 1.95 mi 57. 10.8 ft 58. A ෇ 35.987° or 35° 59Ј 10ЈЈ; B ෇ 54.013° or 54° 00Ј 50ЈЈ 59. (a) 323 ft ␪ (b) R 1 Ϫ cos 2 ͩ ͪ 55. Height of Mt. Whitney The angle of elevation from Lone Pine to the top of Mt. Whitney is 10° 50Ј. Van Dong Le, traveling 7.00 km from Lone Pine along a straight, level road toward Mt. Whitney, finds the angle of elevation to be 22° 40Ј. Find the height of the top of Mt. Whitney above the level of the road. Solve each problem. 56. Height of a Plane Above Earth Find the minimum height h above the surface of Earth so that a pilot at point A in the figure can see an object on the horizon at C, 125 mi away. Assume that the radius of Earth is 4.00 ϫ 10 3 mi. C A 125 mi     h  B Not to scale 57. Distance of a Plant from a Fence In one area, the lowest angle of elevation of the sun in winter is 23° 20Ј. Find the minimum distance x that a plant needing full sun can be placed from a fence 4.65 ft high. 4.65 ft 23° 20′ x Plant 58. Distance Through a Tunnel A tunnel is to be dug from A to B. Both A and B are visible from C. If AC is 1.4923 mi and BC is 1.0837 mi, and if C is 90°, find the measures of angles A and B. Tunnel A B 1.4923 mi 1.0837 mi C 59. (Modeling) Highway Curves A basic highway curve connecting two straight sections of road is often circular. In the figure, the points P and S mark the beginning and end of the curve. Let Q be the point of intersection where the two straight sections of highway leading into the curve would meet if extended. The radius of the curve is R, and the central angle ␪ denotes how many degrees the curve turns. (Source: Mannering, F. and W. Kilareski, Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.) P Q d S N R M ␪ ␪ 2 2 C R (a) If R ෇ 965 ft and ␪ ෇ 37°, find the distance d between P and Q. (b) Find an expression in terms of R and ␪ for the distance between points M and N. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 523 5.4 Solving Right Triangles 60. 84.7 m 61. (a) 23.4 ft (b) 48.3 ft (c) The faster the speed, the more land needs to be cleared inside the curve. 60. Length of a Side of a Piece of Land figure. Find x. 523 A piece of land has the shape shown in the 198.4 m x 30° 50′ 52° 20′ 61. (Modeling) Stopping Distance on a Curve Refer to Exercise 59. When an automobile travels along a circular curve, objects like trees and buildings situated on the inside of the curve can obstruct a driver’s vision. These obstructions prevent the driver from seeing sufficiently far down the highway to ensure a safe stopping distance. In the figure, the minimum distance d that should be cleared on the inside of the highway is modeled by the equation ͩ d ෇ R 1 Ϫ cos ͪ ␪ . 2 (Source: Mannering, F. and W. Kilareski, Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.) d R ␪ R Not to scale (a) It can be shown that if ␪ is measured in degrees, then ␪ Ϸ 57.3S R , where S is safe stopping distance for the given speed limit. Compute d for a 55 mph speed limit if S ෇ 336 ft and R ෇ 600 ft. (b) Compute d for a 65 mph speed limit if S ෇ 485 ft and R ෇ 600 ft. (c) How does the speed limit affect the amount of land that should be cleared on the inside of the curve? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 524 524 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Chapter 5 Summary KEY TERMS 5.1 line degree acute angle right angle obtuse angle straight angle complementary angles supplementary angles minute second line segment (or segment) ray angle initial side terminal side vertex of an angle positive angle negative angle angle in standard position quadrantal angle coterminal angles 5.2 sine cosine tangent cotangent secant cosecant 5.3 side opposite side adjacent reference angle 5.4 significant digit exact number angle of elevation angle of depression bearing NEW SYMBOLS ␪ Greek letter theta ؇ degree ؅ ؆ minute second QUICK REVIEW CONCEPTS EXAMPLES 5.1 Angles Types of Angles If ␪ ෇ 32°, then angle ␪ is an acute angle. If ␪ ෇ 90°, then angle ␪ is a right angle. If ␪ ෇ 148°, then angle ␪ is an obtuse angle. ␪ ␪ If ␪ ෇ 180°, then angle ␪ is a straight angle. Acute angle 0° < ␪ < 90° Right angle ␪ = 90° ␪ ␪ Straight angle ␪ = 180° Obtuse angle 90° < ␪ < 180° 5.2 Trigonometric Functions Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions Let ͑x, y͒ be a point other than the origin on the terminal side of an angle ␪ in standard position. Let r ෇ ͙x 2 ϩ y 2, the distance from the origin to ͑x, y͒. Then If a point ͑Ϫ2, 3͒ is on the terminal side of angle ␪ in standard position, then x ෇ Ϫ2, y ෇ 3, r ෇ ͙4 ϩ 9 ෇ ͙13, and sin ␪ ‫؍‬ y r y ͑x ‫؍‬ ͞ 0͒ x sin ␪ ෇ 3͙13 , 13 cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 2͙13 , 13 tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ 3 2 csc ␪ ‫؍‬ r r x ͞ 0͒. ͑y ‫؍‬ ͞ 0͒ sec ␪ ‫͑ ؍‬x ‫؍‬ ͞ 0͒ cot ␪ ‫ ͑ ؍‬y ‫؍‬ y x y csc ␪ ෇ ͙13 , 3 sec ␪ ෇ Ϫ ͙13 , 2 cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ 2 . 3 cos ␪ ‫؍‬ x r tan ␪ ‫؍‬ LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 525 CHAPTER 5 CONCEPTS Summary 525 EXAMPLES Reciprocal Identities sin ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 csc ␪ cos ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 sec ␪ tan ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 cot ␪ csc ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 sin ␪ sec ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 cos ␪ cot ␪ ‫؍‬ 1 tan ␪ The preceding examples satisfy these identities. Pythagorean Identities sin2 ␪ ؉ cos2 ␪ ‫ ؍‬1 Using the preceding trigonometric values, tan2 ␪ ؉ 1 ‫ ؍‬sec2 ␪ ͩ ͪ ͩ ͪ ͩ ͪ ͩ ͪ 3͙13 13 1 ؉ cot2 ␪ ‫ ؍‬csc2 ␪ 2 ϩ Ϫ Ϫ 2͙13 13 3 2 2 ෇ 2 ϩ1෇ 1ϩ Ϫ 2 3 9 4 ϩ ෇ 1, 13 13 ͩ ͪ ͩ ͪ 9 4 13 ͙13 2 , ϩ ෇ ෇ Ϫ 4 4 4 2 2 ෇1ϩ 4 13 ͙13 2 . ෇ ෇ 9 9 3 Quotient Identities sin ␪ ‫ ؍‬tan ␪ cos ␪ From the preceding trigonometric values, cos ␪ ‫ ؍‬cot ␪ sin ␪ ͩ ͪ 3͙13 sin ␪ 3͙13 13 3 ෇ 13 ෇ Ϫ ෇ Ϫ ෇ tan ␪. cos ␪ Ϫ 2͙13 13 2 2͙13 13 5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Right-Triangle-Based Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions For any acute angle A in standard position, sin A ‫؍‬ y side opposite hypotenuse r ‫؍‬ csc A ‫؍ ؍‬ r hypotenuse y side opposite cos A ‫؍‬ x side adjacent hypotenuse r ‫؍‬ sec A ‫؍ ؍‬ r hypotenuse x side adjacent tan A ‫؍‬ y side opposite x side adjacent . ‫؍‬ cot A ‫؍ ؍‬ x side adjacent y side opposite Side opposite 7 A B C Side adjacent to A 24 A 25 Hypotenuse sin A ෇ 7 25 cos A ෇ 24 25 tan A ෇ 7 24 csc A ෇ 25 7 sec A ෇ 25 24 cot A ෇ 24 7 Function Values of Special Angles ␪ 30° sin ␪ 1 2 cos ␪ ͙3 2 tan ␪ ͙3 3 cot ␪ ͙3 sec ␪ 2͙3 3 csc ␪ 60° 1 2 ͙2 2 ͙2 2 1 1 ͙2 ͙2 60° ͙3 2 1 2 ͙3 ͙3 3 2 2͙3 3 1 √2 30° √3 45° 45° 2 45° 1 (continued) LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 526 526 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions CONCEPTS EXAMPLES Reference Angle ␪ Ј for ␪ in (0°, 360°͒ ␪ in Quadrant I II III IV ␪ Ј is ␪ 180° Ϫ ␪ ␪ Ϫ 180° 360° Ϫ ␪ Finding Trigonometric Function Values for Any Angle Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Add or subtract 360° as many times as needed to get an angle greater than 0° but less than 360°. Find the reference angle ␪Ј. Find the trigonometric function values for ␪Ј. Determine the correct signs for the values found in Step 3. Quadrant I: For ␪ ෇ 25°, ␪Ј ෇ 25° Quadrant II: For ␪ ෇ 152°, ␪Ј ෇ 28° Quadrant III: For ␪ ෇ 200°, ␪Ј ෇ 20° Quadrant IV: For ␪ ෇ 320°, ␪Ј ෇ 40° Find sin 1050°. 1050° Ϫ 2͑360°͒ ෇ 330° Thus, ␪Ј ෇ 30°. sin 1050° ෇ Ϫsin 30° ෇ Ϫ 1 2 5.4 Solving Right Triangles Solving an Applied Trigonometry Problem Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a 48.6-ft flagpole casts a shadow 63.1 ft long. Step 1 Step 1 Draw a sketch, and label it with the given information. Label the quantity to be found with a variable. See the sketch. We must find ␪. Sun 48.6 Flagpole ft ␪ Shadow 63.1 ft Step 2 Step 3 Use the sketch to write an equation relating the given quantities to the variable. Solve the equation, and check that your answer makes sense. Figures 44 and 46 on pages 512 and 513 illustrate the two methods for expressing bearing. Step 2 Step 3 tan ␪ ෇ 48.6 Ϸ .770206 63.1 ␪ ෇ tanϪ1 .770206 Ϸ 37.6° The angle of elevation is 37.6°. LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 527 CHAPTER 5 Review Exercises 527 Chapter 5 Review Exercises 1. complement: 55°; supplement: 145° 2. 35° 15Ј 0ЈЈ 3. 59.5916° 4. (a) 186° (b) 200° 5. 270° ϩ n и 360° In Exercises 6–11, we give, in order, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. ͙2 ͙2 6. Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 1; 1; Ϫ͙2 ; 2 2 ͙3 1 Ϫ͙2 7. Ϫ ; ; Ϫ͙3 ; 2 2 2͙3 ͙3 8. 0; Ϫ1; Ϫ ; 2; Ϫ 3 3 0; undefined; Ϫ1; undefined 5 4 3 4 3 5 9. Ϫ ; ; Ϫ ; Ϫ ; ; Ϫ 5 5 3 4 3 4 9 2͙85 9͙85 2 10. Ϫ ; ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 85 85 9 2 ͙85 ͙85 ͙2 ͙2 11. ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 9 2 2 2 Ϫ1; Ϫ1; Ϫ͙2 ; ͙2 12. tangent y and secant 13. (–1, 5) 5 –1 0 y = –5x, x ≤ 0 ␪ x 5͙26 14. sin ␪ ෇ ; 26 ͙26 cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 26 15. (a) impossible (b) possible (c) possible In Exercises 16 and 17, we give, in order, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. ͙66 ͙3 ͙22 16. ;Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 5 5 22 5͙22 5͙3 ͙66 Ϫ ;Ϫ ; 3 22 3 5 ͙39 5͙39 ͙39 17. Ϫ ;Ϫ ; ; ; 8 8 5 39 8͙39 8 18. IV; negative Ϫ ;Ϫ 5 39 In Exercises 20, 21, and 25 – 27, we give, in order, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. 60 11 60 11 61 61 20. ; ; ; ; ; 61 61 11 60 11 60 8 15 8 15 17 17 21. , , , , , 17 17 15 8 15 8 1. Give the complement and the supplement of an angle of 35°. 2. Convert 32.25° to degrees, minutes, and seconds. 3. Convert 59° 35Ј 30ЈЈ to decimal degrees. 4. Find the angle of smallest possible positive measure coterminal with each angle. (a) Ϫ174° (b) 560° 5. Let n represent any integer, and write an expression for all angles coterminal with an angle of 270°. Find the six trigonometric function values for each angle. If a value is undefined, say so. y 6. y 7. 8. 180° θ θ 0 x 0 x (1, –√3) (–3, –3) Find the values of the six trigonometric functions for an angle in standard position having each point on its terminal side. 9. ͑3, Ϫ4͒ 11. ͑ Ϫ2͙2, 2͙2 ͒ 10. ͑9, Ϫ2͒ 12. Concept Check If the terminal side of a quadrantal angle lies along the y-axis, which of its trigonometric functions are undefined? In Exercises 13 and 14, consider an angle ␪ in standard position whose terminal side has the equation y ෇ Ϫ5x, with x Յ 0. 13. Sketch ␪ and use an arrow to show the rotation if 0° Յ ␪ Ͻ 360°. 14. Find the exact values of sin ␪ and cos ␪. 15. Decide whether each statement is possible or impossible. (a) sec ␪ ෇ Ϫ 2 3 (b) tan ␪ ෇ 1.4 (c) csc ␪ ෇ 5 Find all six trigonometric function values for each angle. Rationalize denominators when applicable. 16. sin ␪ ෇ ͙3 and cos ␪ Ͻ 0 5 17. cos ␪ ෇ Ϫ 5 , with ␪ in quadrant III 8 18. Concept Check If, for some particular angle ␪, sin ␪ Ͻ 0 and cos ␪ Ͼ 0, in what quadrant must ␪ lie? What is the sign of tan ␪ ? 9 19. Explain how you would find the cotangent of an angle ␪ whose tangent is 1.6778490 using a calculator. Then find cot ␪. Find the values of the six trigonometric functions for each angle A. 20. 11 A 60 61 21. 8 17 15 A LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 528 528 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions 1 ͙3 ͙3 , , , 2 2 3 2͙3 ͙2 ͙2 , 2; Row 2: , , ͙3 , 3 2 2 ͙3 1 1, 1, ͙2, ͙2; Row 3: , , 2 2 2͙3 ͙3 , 2, 24. (a) 80° ͙3, 3 3 ͙3 1 ; ; Ϫ͙3 ; (b) 5° 25. Ϫ 2 2 2͙3 ͙3 Ϫ ; 2; Ϫ 3 3 ͙2 ͙2 ;Ϫ ; Ϫ1; Ϫ1; 26. 2 2 1 ͙3 Ϫ͙2 ; ͙2 27. Ϫ ; ; 2 2 2͙3 ͙3 ; Ϫ͙3 ; ; Ϫ2 Ϫ 3 3 28. .95371695 29. Ϫ1.3563417 30. 5.6712818 31. .20834446 32. 150°; 330° 33. D 34. 55.673870° 35. 41.635092° 36. 42.971835°, 137.02817° 38. Ϫ.29237170; Ϫ.9530476; III 39. B ෇ 31° 30Ј; a ෇ 638; b ෇ 391 40. B ෇ 50.28°; a ෇ 32.38 m; c ෇ 50.66 m 23. Row 1: 9 22. Explain why, in the figure, the cosine of angle A is A equal to the sine of angle B. c b a C B 23. Complete the following table of exact function values. ␪ sin ␪ cos ␪ tan ␪ cot ␪ sec ␪ csc ␪ 30° 45° 60° 24. Give the reference angle for each angle measure. (b) Ϫ365° (a) 100° Find exact values of the six trigonometric functions for each angle. Do not use a calculator. Rationalize denominators when applicable. 26. Ϫ225° 25. 300° 27. Ϫ390° Use a calculator to find each value. 28. sin 72° 30Ј 29. sec 222° 30Ј 30. tan͑Ϫ100°͒ 31. tan 11.7689° 32. Find all values of ␪, if ␪ is in the interval ͓0°, 360°͒ and tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ ͙3 3 . 33. Concept Check Which one of the following cannot be exactly determined using the methods of this chapter? A. cos 135° B. cot͑Ϫ45°͒ C. sin 300° D. tan 140° Use a calculator to find each value of ␪, where ␪ is in the interval ͓0°, 90°͒. Give answers in decimal degrees. 34. sin ␪ ෇ .82584121 35. cot ␪ ෇ 1.1249386 36. Find two angles in the interval ͓0, 360°͒ that satisfy sin ␪ ෇ .68163876. to use a calculator to find the value of cot 25°. However, instead of 9 37. A student wants 1 entering tan 25, he enters tanϪ1 25. Assuming the calculator is in degree mode, will this produce the correct answer? Explain. 38. For ␪ ෇ 1997°, use a calculator to find cos ␪ and sin ␪. Use your results to decide in which quadrant the angle lies. Solve each right triangle. 40. A ෇ 39.72°, b ෇ 38.97 m 39. B a C c = 748 58° 30′ b A LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 529 CHAPTER 5 41. 43. 45. 47. (b) 73.7 ft 42. 34 ft 20.4 m 44. 433 ft 19,600 ft 46. 1200 m 110 km 48. (a) 716 mi 1104 mi Review Exercises 529 Solve each problem. 41. Height of a Tower The angle of elevation from a point 93.2 ft from the base of a tower to the top of the tower is 38° 20Ј. Find the height of the tower. 38° 20′ 93.2 ft 42. Length of a Shadow The length of a building’s shadow is 48 ft when the angle of elevation of the sun is 35.3°. Find the height of the building. 43. Height of a Tower The angle of depression of a television tower to a point on the ground 36.0 m from the bottom of the tower is 29.5°. Find the height of the tower. 29.5° 36.0 m 44. Find h as indicated in the figure. h 29.5° 392 ft 49.2° 45. Height of Mt. Kilimanjaro From a point A the angle of elevation of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa is 13.7°, and from a point B directly behind A, the angle of elevation is 10.4°. If the distance between A and B is 5 mi, approximate the height of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the nearest hundred feet. 10.4° B 5 mi 13.7° A 46. Distance Between Two Points The bearing of B from C is 254°. The bearing of A from C is 344°. The bearing of A from B is 32°. The distance from A to C is 780 m. Find the distance from A to B. 47. Distance a Ship Sails The bearing from point A to point B is S 55° E and from point B to point C is N 35° E. If a ship sails from A to B, a distance of 80 km, and then from B to C, a distance of 74 km, how far is it from A to C? 48. (Modeling) Height of a Satellite Artificial satellites that orbit Earth often use VHF signals to communicate with the ground. VHF signals travel in straight lines. The height h of the satellite above Earth and the time T that the satellite can communicate with a fixed location on the ground are related by the model h෇R ͩ ͪ 1 Ϫ1 , cos 180T P where R ෇ 3955 mi is the radius of Earth and P is the period for the satellite to orbit Earth. (Source: Schlosser, W., T. Schmidt-Kaler, and E. Milone, Challenges of Astronomy, Springer-Verlag, 1991.) (a) Find h when T ෇ 25 min and P ෇ 140 min. (Evaluate the cosine function in degree mode.) (b) What is the value of h if T is increased to 30? LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 530 530 CHAPTER 5 Trigonometric Functions Chapter 5 Test 1. 203° 2. (a) ϩ (b) Ϫ 5͙29 ; 3. III 4. sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ 29 2͙29 5 cos ␪ ෇ ; tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ 29 2 3 5. 120° 6. sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ ; 5 3 4 tan ␪ ෇ Ϫ ; cot ␪ ෇ Ϫ ; 4 3 5 5 sec ␪ ෇ ; csc ␪ ෇ Ϫ 4 3 7. x ෇ 4; y ෇ 4͙3 ; z ෇ 4͙2 ; w ෇ 8 8. Ϫ͙3 9. (a) false (b) false 10. (a) .97939940 (b) Ϫ1.9056082 (c) 1.9362132 11. 221.8°; 318.2° 12. B ෇ 31° 30Ј; a ෇ 638; b ෇ 391 13. 15.5 ft 14. 92 km 15. 448 m 1. Find the angle of smallest positive measure coterminal with Ϫ157°. 2. Suppose ␪ is in the interval ͑90°, 180°͒. Find the sign of each value. ␪ (a) cos (b) cot͑␪ ϩ 180°͒ 2 3. If cos ␪ Ͻ 0 and cot ␪ Ͼ 0, in what quadrant does ␪ lie? 4. If ͑2, Ϫ5͒ is on the terminal side of an angle ␪ in standard position, find sin ␪, cos ␪, and tan ␪. 5. What angle does the line y ෇ Ϫ͙3 x make with the positive x-axis? 6. If cos ␪ ෇ 45 and ␪ is in quadrant IV, find the values of the other trigonometric functions of ␪. 7. Find the exact values of each part of the triangle labeled with a letter. z w 4 45° x 30° y 8. Find the exact value of cot͑Ϫ750°͒. 9. Decide whether each statement is true or false. (a) cos 40° ෇ 2 cos 20° (b) sin 10° ϩ sin 10° ෇ sin 20° 10. Use a calculator to approximate each value. (a) sin 78° 21Ј (b) tan 117.689° (c) sec 58.9041° 11. Find the two values of ␪ to the nearest tenth in ͓0°, 360°͒, if sin ␪ ෇ Ϫ 23 . 12. Solve the triangle. A c = 748 B a 58° 30′ b C 13. Height of a Flagpole To measure the height of a flagpole, Amado Carillo found that the angle of elevation from a point 24.7 ft from the base to the top is 32° 10Ј. What is the height of the flagpole? 14. Distance of a Ship from a Pier A ship leaves a pier on a bearing of S 62° E and travels for 75 km. It then turns and continues on a bearing of N 28° E for 53 km. How far is the ship from the pier? 15. Find h as indicated in the figure. h 41.2° 52.5° 168 m LIALMC05_0321227638.QXP 2/26/04 10:35 AM Page 531 CHAPTER 5 Quantitative Reasoning 531 Chapter 5 Quantitative Reasoning Can trigonometry be used to win an Olympic medal? A shot-putter trying to improve performance may wonder: Is there an optimal angle to aim for, or is the velocity (speed) at which the ball is thrown more important? The figure shows the path of a steel ball thrown by a shot-putter. The distance D depends on initial velocity v, height h, and angle ␪. ␪ h D One model developed for this situation gives D as D෇ v 2 sin ␪ cos ␪ ϩ v cos ␪ ͙͑v sin ␪͒2 ϩ 64h . 32 Typical ranges for the variables are v: 33 – 46 ft per sec; h: 6 – 8 ft; and ␪ : 40°–45°. (Source: Kreighbaum, E. and K. Barthels, Biomechanics, Allyn & Bacon, 1996.) 1. To see how angle ␪ affects distance D, let v ෇ 44 ft per sec and h ෇ 7 ft. Calculate D for ␪ ෇ 40°, 42°, and 45°. How does distance D change as ␪ increases? 2. To see how velocity v affects distance D, let h ෇ 7 and ␪ ෇ 42°. Calculate D for v ෇ 43, 44, and 45 ft per sec. How does distance D change as v increases? 3. Which affects distance D more, v or ␪ ? What should the shot-putter do to improve performance? 1. 67.00 ft; 67.14 ft; 66.84 ft; D increases and then decreases. 2. 64.40 ft; 67.14 ft; 69.93 ft; D increases. 3. v; The shot-putter should concentrate on achieving as large a value of v as possible.