1. (GEOMETRY)
Applying Trigonometry
OBJECTIVES:
• Solve real-world problems involving angle of elevation and
angle of depression.
• Derive and use a formula for the area of a triangle by using
trigonometry.
SUGGESTED PRACTICE:
• To Be Announced/Posted.
BOOK REFERENCE
HMH – into Geometry:
• Unit 7 - Module 13 – Lesson 13.4
2. PREVIOUSLY
• You solved problems using trigonometric ratios and
their inverses for acute angles.
NOW
• You are going to apply trigonometry to real life
situation and to triangle area.
NEXT
• You will solve problems using the law of sines.
13. Example 3 Use Two Angles of Elevation and Depression
(To Be Solved Interactively)
14. Check
From a 120 feet tall lighthouse, and looking in the same
direction, Hamad sees two fishing boats. He sees the first one at
a 25° angle of depression, and sees the other at a 70° angle of
depression. Calculate the distance between the two boats to the
nearest foot .
120 ft.
15. LEARN: The Area of a Triangle Using Sine
𝒉
𝐵 𝐶
𝐴
Assume that in triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 the two marked sides and their included
angle are given.
𝑐
𝑏
✓
✓
✓
• Find ℎ in terms of the given.
(discuss with teammates and wait)
• Substitute the expression for ℎ
into the formula for the area.
(discuss with teammates and wait)
• Rewrite the formula given another two sides and their included angle.
(discuss with teammate and wait)
Area =
𝑎𝑏 sin 𝐶
2 𝑎
21. The area of triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 50 cm2.
9 cm
15 cm
𝐴
𝐵
𝐶
In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is acute, 𝐴𝐵 = 9 cm and 𝐵𝐶 = 15 cm.
a. Calculate angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.
b. Calculate the length of side 𝐴𝐶.
NOT TO
SCALE
Example 6 Find the Area of Any Triangle
(To Be Solved Interactively)