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Trig Ratios Verification

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Trig Ratios Verification


1. The problem is to verify the six trigonometric ratios (sin θ, cos θ, tan θ, csc θ, sec θ, cot θ) for two right triangles given the side lengths. ### First Triangle (baseball ball trajectory): 2. Given sides: opposite = 21 m, adjacent = 28 m, hypotenuse = 35 m. 3. Calculate sin θ: $$\sin \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{21}{35} = \frac{3}{5}$$ 4. Calculate cos θ: $$\cos \theta = \frac{\text{adjacent}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{28}{35} = \frac{4}{5}$$ 5. Calculate tan θ: $$\tan \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} = \frac{21}{28} = \frac{3}{4}$$ 6. Calculate csc θ (reciprocal of sin θ): $$\csc \theta = \frac{1}{\sin \theta} = \frac{35}{21} = \frac{5}{3}$$ 7. Calculate sec θ (reciprocal of cos θ): $$\sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta} = \frac{35}{28} = \frac{5}{4}$$ 8. Calculate cot θ (reciprocal of tan θ): $$\cot \theta = \frac{1}{\tan \theta} = \frac{28}{21} = \frac{4}{3}$$ Each matches the fractions given: sin 21/35, cos 28/35, tan 21/28, csc 35/21, sec 35/28, cot 28/21. ### Second Triangle (Bad Bunny's triangle): 9. Given sides: opposite = 18 m, hypotenuse = 30 m, find adjacent using Pythagoras: $$\text{adjacent} = \sqrt{30^2 - 18^2} = \sqrt{900 - 324} = \sqrt{576} = 24$$ 10. Calculate sin θ: $$\sin \theta = \frac{18}{30} = \frac{3}{5}$$ 11. Calculate cos θ: $$\cos \theta = \frac{24}{30} = \frac{4}{5}$$ 12. Calculate tan θ: $$\tan \theta = \frac{18}{24} = \frac{3}{4}$$ 13. Calculate csc θ: $$\csc \theta = \frac{1}{\sin \theta} = \frac{30}{18} = \frac{5}{3}$$ 14. Calculate sec θ: $$\sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta} = \frac{30}{24} = \frac{5}{4}$$ 15. Calculate cot θ: $$\cot \theta = \frac{1}{\tan \theta} = \frac{24}{18} = \frac{4}{3}$$ Each corresponds to the fractions given exactly. **Conclusion:** All given trigonometric ratios are correct for their respective triangles.