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Trigonometry Part 1

21 minutes 21 seconds

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Man crouches down to hold up a yellow rod in vertical position as a girl crouches a few feet across from him. A triangle overlay is drawn to show the angle of elevation. Next to this, an identical triangle is drawn, this time with a tall metal sculpture in a plaza. Caption. The angle of elevation is the same.

Discusses the measurement of triangles. Covers similar triangles and corresponding angles, finding an unknown height in a similar triangle, and tangent ratios of varying angles (hypotenuse, adjacent, and opposite sides). Explains how to use a calculator to find the tangent ratio of any angle and how to use tangent ratios to find either an unknown adjacent or opposite side length.

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Runtime: 21 minutes 21 seconds

Man crouches down to hold up a yellow rod in vertical position as a girl crouches a few feet across from him. A triangle overlay is drawn to show the angle of elevation. Next to this, an identical triangle is drawn, this time with a tall metal sculpture in a plaza. Caption. The angle of elevation is the same.
Trigonometry
Episode 1
21 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Trigonometry diagram overlayed on a real photo of a bridge with a labeled triangle. Labels include an 85-degree angle and opposite side of 120 feet, with adjacent side and hypotenuse not defined. A written equation reads sine theta equals opposite over hypotenuse. Below that, sine 85 degrees equals 120 feet over hypotenuse. Caption. Is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse.
Trigonometry
Episode 2
28 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12

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    SUSIE V. (Flushing, MI)
    May 10th, 2017 at 03:03 PM

    Very good at explaining the reasonings and rationale for learning trigonometry!