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10th grade Exact sine, cosine and tangent of 30°, 45° and 60°, and the reciprocal ratios worksheet

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Exact sine, cosine and tangent of 30°, 45° and 60°, and the reciprocal ratios

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  1. Ari's toy-car ramp is a right triangle: 5 ft up, 12 ft along the ground, 13 ft of slope. For the angle θ at the ground, what is csc θ?

    • 12/5
    • 13/12
    • 13/5
    • 5/13
  2. Esme's ladder is 25 ft long. Its foot is 7 ft from a wall and its top is 24 ft up the wall. For the angle θ at the ground, what is cot θ?

    • 25/7
    • 7/25
    • 7/24
    • 24/7
  3. Using the card, what is sec 60°, Jun? (sec θ = hypotenuse ÷ adjacent.)

    • √3
    • 2√3/3
    • 2
    • 1/2
  4. Using the card, what is csc 45°, Kira? (csc θ = hypotenuse ÷ opposite.)

    Use the picture in question 3.

    • 1
    • √2
    • 2
    • √2/2
  5. Using the card, what is cot 30°, Luz? (cot θ = adjacent ÷ opposite.)

    Use the picture in question 3.

    • √3/3
    • 2√3/3
    • √3
    • 2
  6. In Milo's right triangle, sin θ = 4/5 for an acute angle θ. What is sec θ?

    • 5/3
    • 5/4
    • 3/4
    • 3/5
  7. In Noah's right triangle, cos θ = 20/29 for an acute angle θ. What is csc θ?

    • 29/21
    • 21/29
    • 29/20
    • 21/20
  8. In Pia's right triangle, sin θ = 9/41 for an acute angle θ. What is cot θ?

    • 40/9
    • 9/40
    • 41/40
    • 41/9
  9. Ren's 12-ft ramp makes a 30° angle with the ground, in a 30°-60°-90° triangle. How high does the top of the ramp rise?

    • 6√2 ft
    • 6 ft
    • 6√3 ft
    • 24 ft
  10. Tala's square quilt block has 8-inch sides. A seam runs corner to corner, making two 45°-45°-90° triangles. How long is the seam?

    • 8√3 in
    • 8√2 in
    • 8 in
    • 4√2 in
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Exact sine, cosine and tangent of 30°, 45° and 60°, and the reciprocal ratios. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can read the exact sin, cos and tan of 30°, 45° and 60° off the special triangles and use them in a story.
  • I can name csc, sec and cot as flipped ratios, find them from a right triangle, and find the ratio of a complement.
  • I can combine exact values, test a claim with them, and use two angles of elevation to find a height.

Standard: G-SRT.C.6, G-SRT.C.7, G-SRT.C.8 (partial: special-angle values; csc, sec and cot)

Words to know

cosecant (csc): 1 ÷ sin: hypotenuse over opposite

secant (sec): 1 ÷ cos: hypotenuse over adjacent

cotangent (cot): 1 ÷ tan: adjacent over opposite

exact value: A value with roots, like √3/2, not a decimal

special triangle: A 45°-45°-90° or 30°-60°-90° right triangle

Common mistakes

Your child gave a ratio or its flip the wrong way round. csc, sec and cot are hypotenuse over opposite, hypotenuse over adjacent, and adjacent over opposite.

Your child flipped or used the wrong partner ratio. csc goes with sin, sec with cos, cot with tan.

Your child used a different trig ratio than the one the side pair needs. Name the sides you know, then choose sine, cosine or tangent.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with exact sine, cosine and tangent of 30°, 45° and 60°, and the reciprocal ratios?

Your child gave a ratio or its flip the wrong way round. csc, sec and cot are hypotenuse over opposite, hypotenuse over adjacent, and adjacent over opposite.

Are these 10th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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