10th Grade Trigonometry (Finding Sides) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 10th Grade trigonometry worksheet.
10th Grade Trigonometry (Finding Sides) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Label the sides (opposite, adjacent, hypotenuse), choose the ratio (SOH CAH TOA), then solve.
1.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 21 cm and one angle is 69°. Find the side opposite the 69° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 19.6 cm
- sin 69° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 21 × sin 69°
- ≈ 19.6
2.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 12 cm and one angle is 49°. Find the side opposite the 49° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 9.1 cm
- sin 49° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 12 × sin 49°
- ≈ 9.1
3.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 12 cm and one angle is 67°. Find the side opposite the 67° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 11 cm
- sin 67° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 12 × sin 67°
- ≈ 11
4.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 10 cm and one angle is 61°. Find the side opposite the 61° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 8.7 cm
- sin 61° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 10 × sin 61°
- ≈ 8.7
5.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 9 cm and one angle is 58°. Find the side opposite the 58° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 7.6 cm
- sin 58° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 9 × sin 58°
- ≈ 7.6
6.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 11 cm and one angle is 65°. Find the side opposite the 65° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 10 cm
- sin 65° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 11 × sin 65°
- ≈ 10
7.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 27 cm and one angle is 60°. Find the side opposite the 60° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 23.4 cm
- sin 60° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 27 × sin 60°
- ≈ 23.4
8.In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 24 cm and one angle is 59°. Find the side opposite the 59° angle, to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 20.6 cm
- sin 59° = opposite ÷ hypotenuse
- opposite = 24 × sin 59°
- ≈ 20.6
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