How to Find Missing Sides and Angles of a Right Triangle? (+FREE Worksheet!)

Learn how to find the missing sides or angles of a right triangle when one length and one angle are provided.

How to Find Missing Sides and Angles of a Right Triangle? (+FREE Worksheet!)

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Step by step guide to finding missing sides and angles of a Right Triangle

  • By using Sine, Cosine or Tangent, we can find an unknown side in a right triangle when we have one length, and one angle (apart from the right angle).
  • Adjacent, Opposite and Hypotenuse, in a right triangle is shown below.
  • Recall the three main trigonometric functions:
    SOH – CAH – TOA, \(sin\) \(θ=\frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\), \(Cos\) \(θ=\frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}\), \(tan\) \(⁡θ=\frac{opposite}{adjacent}\)

Missing Sides and Angles of a Right Triangle – Example 1:

Find AC in the following triangle. Round answers to the nearest tenth.

Solution:

\(sin\) \(θ=\frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\). \(sin\) \(45^\circ=\frac{AC}{8}→8 ×sin 45^\circ=AC\),
now use a calculator to find \(sin\) \(45^\circ\). \(sin\) \(45^\circ=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}→\cong 0.70710\)

AC\(=\) \( 0.70710 \) \(×\) \( 8 \) \( \cong 5.7 \) → AC\(=5.7\)

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Missing Sides and Angles of a Right Triangle – Example 2:

Find AC in the following triangle. Round answers to the nearest tenth.

Solution:

\(sin\) \(θ=\frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\). \(sin\) \(40^\circ=\frac{AC}{6}→6 ×\) \(sin\) \(40^\circ=AC\),
now use a calculator to find \(sin\) \(40^\circ\). \(sin\) \(40^\circ\cong 0.642\)

AC\(=\) \( 0.642 \) \(×\) \(6 \) \( \cong 3.9 \) → AC\(= 3.9\)

Exercises for Finding Missing Sides and Angles of a Right Triangle

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