How do you write the 6 trig values in exact form for the acute angle formed by the line passing through the point: P(3, 4)?
1 Answer
Oct 31, 2016
The sides of the triangle are
Now you can write the ratios.
Explanation:
I assume the line you are referring to also goes through the origin?
The triangle thus formed is a right-angled triangle and you can use Pythagoras' Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse:
So for the acute angle
Now you can write down the 6 ratios: