ntroduction to Right Angle Trigonometry Learning:- 

  Right angle trigonometry explains all

the trigonometry functions (sin,cos,tan,sec,cosec,cot) in terms of sides of Right angle triangle.
Right Angle:- In a triangle if an angle is 90° then that angle is called right angle.

Right Angle Triangle:- If one angle of a triangle is right angle(90°) then it is called right angle
triangle.

Hypotenuse,Perpendicular & Base:- In a Right Angle Triangle,

The side which is opposite to right angle(90°) is called hypotenuse.

The perpendicular and Base depends on the angle required to find out.

Let's see an example for that

In this triangle ABC

Angle ABC =

Here the side which is opposite to  is called Perpendicular (Here AC)

And the side which is with the angle  is called Base (Here BC)

Different trigonometric functions are find out using sides of Right angle triangle

sin θ        = Perpendicular  / Hypotenuse = Opposite side / Hypotenuse

               = AC / AB

cos θ       =  Base / Hypotenuse = Adajcent side / Hypotenuse

              = BC / AB

tan θ       =  Perpendicular / Base

              = AC / BC

cosec θ      = Hypotenuse / Perpendicular

              = AB / AC

sec θ      =  Hypotenuse / Base

              =  AB / BC

cot θ       = Base / Perpendicular

              = BC  /  AC

Proof for cosec θ = 1 / sin θ 

sin θ         = Perpendicular / Hypotenuse

cosec θ    = Hypotenuse / Perpendicular 

               = 1 / Perpendicular / Hypotenuse

               = 1 / sin θ     

Proof for secθ = 1 / cos θ 

cos θ    = Base / Hypotenuse

sec θ    = Hypotenuse / Base

            = 1/ Base / Hypotenuse

            = 1 / cos θ

Proof for cot θ = 1 / tan θ 

tan θ    = Perpendicular / Base

cot θ    = Base / Perpendicular

           = 1 / Perpendicular / Base    =  1 / tan θ

               cosec θ      1 / sin θ     

               sec θ      1 / cos θ
               cot θ      1 / tan θ
Learningtrigonometry Identities Using Sides of Right
Angled Triangle

Proof for    tan A = sin A / cos A

tan A = a / b =  (a / c) / (b / c)                             ( Dividing by c on numerator and denominator) 

                      = sin A / cos A

so       tan A = sin A / cos A

Proof for   cot A = cos A / sin A

cot A = b / a =  (b / c) / (a / c)                             ( Dividing by c on numerator and denominator) 

                      = cos A / sin A

so        cot A = cos A / sin A

Learning Proof of Trigonometry Identities in Right Angled

Triangle

                                                                                                            

In Pythagoras Theorem

AB2 = AC2 + BC2

c2 =   b2  +  a2
Proof for sin2 A  + cos2 A = 1

 sin A = BC / AB = a / c ;    sin2 A =  a2 / c2

cos A = AC / AB = b / c  ;  cos2 = b2 / c2

sin2 A  + cos2 A = a2 / c2 +  b2 / c2

                             = ( a2 + b2 ) / c2

But         ( a2 + b2 ) =  c2                  (Using Pythagoras Theorem)

so                  sin2 A  + cos2 A = 1

Proof for 1 + tan2  A =  sec2 A

tan A = a / b     ;            tan2  A = a2 / b2 

sec A = c / b    ;            sec2 A = c2 / b2

Now    1 + tan2  A     =  1 + a2 / b2        

                                = (b2 + a2) / b2   =   c2 / b2        (Using Pythagoras Theorem)

              
           =  sec2 A   

    so          1 + tan2  A = sec2 A

Proof for 1 + cot2  A =  cosec2 A

cot A = b / a ;  cot2  A = b2 / a2

cosec A = c / a ; cosec2 A = c2 / a2

Now 1 + cot2  A  = 1 + b2 / a2

                         =(a2 + b2) / a2                            But         ( a2 + b2 ) =  c2                  (Using Pythagoras

Theorem)   
             
     = c2  / a2      

                         = cosec2 A

so    1 + cot2  A =  cosec2 A

Learning Trigonometry Table for Various Application of Right Angle Trigonometry

 sin cos tan
0° 0 1 0
30° 1/2 √3/2 1/√3
45° 1/√2 1/√2 1
60° √3/2 1/2 √3
90° 1 0 infinity

Application of  Right angle Trigonometry:-

Example:-Determining height of a pole making an angle of 30° from observing point to the top
of poleand distance of pole from observing point is 20m.

Here = 30°

B --- Observing point

Now here ;  Pole = AC

BC = 20 m

we know that  tan = AC / BC

tan 30° = AC / 20

AC = 20 tan 30°

      = 20 (1 / √3)

      = 20 / √3

      = 11.55 (approx)  

so height of pole = 11.55 m

Learning Example of Right Angle Trigonometry

If A = 60°

and c is given to be 5 i.e.   c = 5

Now sin A = opposite side / Hypotenuse

                  = a  /  c

a = c sin A = 5 sin 60° = 5 * (√3 /2) = 5 * 0.866 = 4.33

Also cos A = b / c

b = c cos A = 5 cos 60° = 5 * 1/2 = 5/2 = 2.5

so a = 4.33 ; b = 2.5      answer