Sine, cosine and tangent of an acute angle
Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Jun labels right triangle DFG on a ramp drawing. The right angle is at G, and ∠D is marked. Which side is opposite ∠D?
- FG
- DF
- DG
Kira labels right triangle SCH on a ladder drawing. The right angle is at H, and ∠S is marked. Which side is adjacent to ∠S?
Right triangle SCH turned so ∠S sits at the bottom left: right angle at H (bottom right), C at the top. Not to scale. Right triangle SCH turned so ∠S sits at the bottom left: right angle at H (bottom right), C at the top. Not to scale. S H C Not to scale - SC
- CH
- SH
Luz labels right triangle VQU on a kite drawing. The right angle is at U, and ∠V is marked. Which side is opposite ∠V?
Right triangle VQU turned so ∠V sits at the bottom left: right angle at U (bottom right), Q at the top. Not to scale. Right triangle VQU turned so ∠V sits at the bottom left: right angle at U (bottom right), Q at the top. Not to scale. V U Q Not to scale - VU
- QU
- VQ
Milo labels right triangle WDY on a paper drawing. The right angle is at Y, and ∠W is marked. Which side is adjacent to ∠W?
Right triangle WDY turned so ∠W sits at the bottom left: right angle at Y (bottom right), D at the top. Not to scale. Right triangle WDY turned so ∠W sits at the bottom left: right angle at Y (bottom right), D at the top. Not to scale. W Y D Not to scale - DY
- WD
- WY
Noah draws right triangle DFG for a ramp. From ∠D, the sides are labeled opposite 3, adjacent 4 and hypotenuse 5. What is sin D, as a fraction?
Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 3 (opposite), DG = 4 (adjacent), DF = 5 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 3 (opposite), DG = 4 (adjacent), DF = 5 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. D G F 3 (opposite) 4 (adjacent) 5 (hypotenuse) Not to scale Ren draws right triangle DFG for a kite string. From ∠D, the sides are labeled opposite 8, adjacent 15 and hypotenuse 17. What is tan D, as a fraction?
Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 8 (opposite), DG = 15 (adjacent), DF = 17 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 8 (opposite), DG = 15 (adjacent), DF = 17 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. D G F 8 (opposite) 15 (adjacent) 17 (hypotenuse) Not to scale Tala draws right triangle DFG for a tent rope. From ∠D, the sides are labeled opposite 7, adjacent 24 and hypotenuse 25. What is sin D, as a fraction?
Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 7 (opposite), DG = 24 (adjacent), DF = 25 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 7 (opposite), DG = 24 (adjacent), DF = 25 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. D G F 7 (opposite) 24 (adjacent) 25 (hypotenuse) Not to scale Zee draws right triangle DFG for a ramp. From ∠D, the sides are labeled opposite 20, adjacent 21 and hypotenuse 29. What is cos D, as a fraction?
Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 20 (opposite), DG = 21 (adjacent), DF = 29 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 20 (opposite), DG = 21 (adjacent), DF = 29 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. D G F 20 (opposite) 21 (adjacent) 29 (hypotenuse) Not to scale Ari draws right triangle DFG for a tree's shadow. From ∠D, the sides are labeled opposite 40, adjacent 9 and hypotenuse 41. What is sin D, as a fraction?
Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 40 (opposite), DG = 9 (adjacent), DF = 41 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 40 (opposite), DG = 9 (adjacent), DF = 41 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. D G F 40 (opposite) 9 (adjacent) 41 (hypotenuse) Not to scale Esme draws right triangle DFG for a kite string. From ∠D, the sides are labeled opposite 60, adjacent 11 and hypotenuse 61. What is cos D, as a fraction?
Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 60 (opposite), DG = 11 (adjacent), DF = 61 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. Right triangle DFG turned so ∠D sits at the bottom left: right angle at G (bottom right), F at the top. FG = 60 (opposite), DG = 11 (adjacent), DF = 61 (hypotenuse). Ratio strip: sin = opposite over hypotenuse, cos = adjacent over hypotenuse, tan = opposite over adjacent. Not to scale. D G F 60 (opposite) 11 (adjacent) 61 (hypotenuse) Not to scale