Sec 5.

1: Radian and Degree Measure of Angles

To convert from degrees to radians__________________________________________

Ex 1: Convert from degrees to radians:

a). 120º b). -225º c). 930º

To convert from radians to degrees__________________________________________

Ex 2: Convert from radians to degrees:

3  7 10
a). b). c).
4 8 3

1º = _______________ 1º =______________ 1’=____________ 1”=______________

Ex 3: Change the following to a decimal number in degrees (round to the nearest thousandth):
a). 34º 29’19” b). 47º 36’ 14”

Ex 4: Change the radian measure to degrees (round to the nearest minute):

a). 4.5 b). -2.3

initial side:

terminal side:

coterminal:

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 UNIT CIRCLE

 , 
 
     


, 



, 

 ,   , 
   
   

 ,   , 
   
   

 ,   , 
   
   

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   
   

 ,   



 

, 

 ,   , 
   
     


, 


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 Coterminal Angles and Reference Angles

Ex 5: Find one positive angle and one negative angle that are coterminal with an angle having the given
measure. State in which quadrant the terminal side lies.
4
a). 150º b).
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13 17
c). d).
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Ex 6: Identify all angles that are coterminal with a 30º angle.

The reference angle is always formed by the __________________ and the __________________.
The measure of the reference angle is always between _______________ and _________________.

For any angle  , where 0    2 , its reference angle is defined by the following:
a). In quadrant I, ______________________ b). In quadrant II, _____________________

c). In quadrant III, ____________________ d). In quadrant IV, ____________________

Ex 7: Find the measure of the reference angle:

13  17
a). 225º b). 480º c). d).
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 Sec 5.2: Central Angles and Arcs

central angle of a circle:

arc length:

Ex 1: Find the length of an arc with:

3
a). central angle and diameter 20 cm b). central angle 38º and radius 5 cm
4

Ex 2: Given the measure of the arc, find the degree measure of the central angle it subtends (forms) in a
circle of radius 12 in.
a). 7 in b). 15 in

sector of a circle:

area of a sector:

Ex 3: A sector has arc length of 12 cm and a central angle measure of 1.25 radians. Find the radius of
the circle and the area of the sector.

Ex 4: A sector has an area of 15 in² and a central angle of 0.2 radians. Find the radius and length of the
arc.

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10 feet in rads ft
 6rpm = 60 mph =
min sec hr sec

1 mile = ________ feet 1 revolution = _______rads 1 revolution = _________degrees

Ex 5: A wheel has a radius of 5.8 ft. As it turns, a cable connected to a box winds onto the wheel. To
the nearest foot, how far does the box move if the wheel turns 110º in the counterclockwise direction?

Ex 6: A pendulum hangs on a 3-meter rod. Every 5 seconds the pendulum swings 10º left and 10º right
of center. How many meters does the pendulum swing in 1 hour?

Sec 5.3: Circular Functions

If the terminal side of an angle  is in standard position, then ______________________________.

There is exactly one point P(x, y) for any angle  , where ___________ and _____________ are
functions of  . These are called circular functions.

 is the ________________variable and x and y are the __________________ variables.

Ex 1: Find sin  Ex 2: Find cos 90º Ex 3: Find sin 270º Ex 4: Find cos 2 

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When points are not on the unit circle:

cos  =_______ (secant) sec  =________

sin  = _______ (cosecant) csc  =________

tan  =_______ (cotangent) cot  = ________

Ex 5: Find the values of the 6 trig functions in standard position with measure  if the following points
lie on the terminal side.
a). (5, 12) b). (5, -3)

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Ex 6: Find sin  and tan  when cos  = and the terminal side of  is in the third quadrant.
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Ex 7: The terminal side of an angle  in standard position contains the point (-3, 4). Find the 6 trig
functions.

Ex 8: If sec  = 2 and  lies in quadrant IV, find the 5 other trig functions.

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 Sec 5.4: Trig Functions of Special Angles

30º- 60º - 90º 45º - 45º - 90º

7
Ex 1: Find sin 210º , cos 210º , tan 210º Ex 2: Find sin
4

 8  13
Ex 3: Find tan Ex 4: Find sec
3 4

Ex 5: Without using a calculator find

  2   11   5 
a). sin   b). csc   c). sec  
 3   4   4 

 17   7   2 
d). tan   e). cot   f). csc  
 3   6   3 

 7    3 
g). tan   h). cos  
 6   4 

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Quadrantal Angles are angles that lie on _________________________________________

Angle sin x cos x tan x csc x sec x cot x

0º
90º
180º
270º
360º

Ex 5: Use a calculator to find the value to 4 decimal places: (Remember radian and degree modes)
 5
a). cot( ) b). cos (820º) c). csc 19 d). tan (18.3 + 2  )
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e). sin 35º 22’ 46”

Sec 5.5: Right Triangles

Ex 1: Write an equation that would enable you to solve for the indicated measure. DO NOT SOLVE.
B a). b = 13, A = 76º b). c = 16, a = 7 c). B = 16º , c = 13
Find a Find b Find a

C A

Ex 2: Solve the triangle (ΔABC):

a). A = 52º , a = 12 b). b = 22, A = 22º 22’

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Ex 3: In ΔRST, find the measure of <R.
T
12

R S
10

Angle of elevation: Angle of depression:

Ex 4: A tree casts a 17 foot shadow when the angle of elevation to the sun is 62º. How tall is the tree?

Sec 5.6: Law of Sines

The law of sines allows us to solve for missing parts of _____________________ if we are given a
_______________________________________________________and ______________________.

Use the law of sines to solve a triangle when given __________________

SAA (side-angle-angle) and ASA (angle-side-angle) – always gives _________________

Ex 1: Solve ΔABC if A = 32º14’, B = 57º40’ and c = 14.3

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 Sec 5.7: Law of Cosines

Law of cosines – used to solve a triangle when given _______________________________________

______________________________________________.

Use the law of cosines first to solve a triangle when given_______________________________. Then
use the law of sines to find other missing parts.

SSS (side-side-side) and SAS (side-angle-side) always gives ______________________

Always find ____________side or ____________angle first.

Ex 1: Solve ΔABC if A = 39º24’, b = 12 and c = 14. (round <’s nearest degree; sides nearest tenth)

Ex 2: Find c if C = 102º, a = 84 and b = 78

Ex 3: Solve ΔABC if a = 19, b = 24.3 and c = 21.8. (Round to nearest minute)

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 More Sec 5.6 and 5.7: Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

SSA (side-side-angle): ______________________________________________________________

Steps for solving a SSA triangle

1). 2).

3). 4).

Ex 1: Solve ΔABC if A = 58º, b = 14 and a = 10.

Ex 2: Solve ΔABC if A = 140º, b = 10 and a = 3.

Ex 3: Solve ΔABC if B = 60º, c = 4 and b = 2 3

Ex 4: C = 38º, b = 10 and c = 8

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Ex 5: B = 160°, a = 10, A = 41°

Ex 6: B = 115º, a = 7 and b = 11

Sec 5.8: Area of Triangles

Area of oblique triangles:

Ex 1: Find the area of ΔABC if a = 8.4, b = 10 and C = 108°. (round to nearest tenth)

Ex 2: Find the area of ΔABC if a = 14.2, A = 18°50’ and B = 69°18’.

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Hero’s (Heron’s) Formula: Use to find area of a triangle if __________________________are known.

Ex 3: Use Hero’s formula to find the area of ΔABC if a = 30, b = 50 and c = 56.

Area of a circular segment of a circle:

Ex 4: A sector has a central angle of 140º in a circle with radius 12.5 inches. Find the area of the
circular segment (nearest tenth).

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