A Trigonometric Path into the Land of Regular Pentagons - National ...
A Trigonometric Path into the Land of Regular Pentagons - National ...
A Trigonometric Path into the Land of Regular Pentagons - National ...
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14. Use <strong>the</strong> above steps to complete <strong>the</strong> following chart for tangent. Please remember that in<br />
step 6 and step 8 you are now calculating tangent. Answers will vary.<br />
Degree <strong>of</strong> your<br />
point <strong>of</strong> view<br />
angle<br />
Tan <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
degree<br />
Opposite<br />
side length<br />
Adjacent side<br />
length<br />
Hypotenuse<br />
length<br />
Tan = opp<br />
adj<br />
15. Do your findings agree with your hypo<strong>the</strong>sis to question number 12?<br />
Students should be able to recognize that no matter what trig function <strong>the</strong>y use it will<br />
correspond to <strong>the</strong> ratio <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> side lengths.
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