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Trigonometry
Name-Yatharth Singh
Class-X
th
Roll No.-41
School-K.V. -5,
Jaipur
Mansarovar,
What is Trigonometry?
O Trigonometry is a methodology for finding some unknown
History of Trigonometry
The Babylonian astronomers (1900 BC)
kept detailed records on the rising and
setting of stars, the motion of the
planets, and the solar and lunar
eclipses, all of which required familiarity
with angular distances measured on the
celestial sphere. Some have even
asserted that the ancient Babylonians
had a table of secants.
The Egyptians used a primitive form of
trigonometry for building pyramids in
the 2nd millennium BC.
Applications of Trigonometry
There is an enormous number of applications of trigonometry and
trigonometric functions. For instance, the technique of triangulation is
used in astronomy to measure the distance to nearby stars, in
geography to measure distances between landmarks, and in satellite
navigation systems. The sine and cosine functions are fundamental to
the theory of periodic functions such as those that describe sound and
light waves.
In the following slides, we will learn what is line of sight, angle of
elevation, angle of depression, and also solve some problems related
to trigonometry using trigonometric ratios.
Line of Sight
ight
S
f
o
Line
Angle of Elevation
Angle of Elevation
Angle of Depression
Angle of Depression
application of trigonometry.
O In the first example, you have to find the distance of
Examples
O A man is standing at a distance from a building of height 30 m. The
angle of elevation from the mans eyes to the top of the tower is 45
degrees. Find the distance of the man from the building as well as the
distance between him and the top of the tower.
A
30
m
C
(man)
45
B
O Distance (BC)
tan45 = 1 = AB/BC = 30/BC
BC = 30 m
Thus, the distance between the man and the top of the tower is 30
2 meters.
from him. Find the distance between the man and the top of
the tree, if the angle of elevation is 30 degrees.
A
30
C
(car)
40 m
cos30 = 3 / 2 = 40 / AC
AC = 80 / 3
Therefore, distance between the man and the top of the tree is 80 / 3
meters.