This is a mnemonic to help you remember what to multiply and divide. Remember SOHCAHTOA (Some Old Hag, Cracked All Her, Teeth On Apples) sine = opposite/hypotenuse cosine = adjacent/hypotenuse tan = opposite/adjacent
O S H
A C H
O T A
Which side is the hypotenuse?
CA
BC
AB
Calculate side PQ
71.5mm
54mm
87mm
15mm
Calculate the length of BC.
60mm
45mm
35mm
37.5mm
Calculate AB.
47.7mm
65mm
55mm
48mm
Calculate AB.
35mm
47mm
55.2
23.3mm
Calculate BC.
49mm
55.2mm
65mm
72mm
Calculate BA.
60.2mm
71.5mm
55.2mm
75.7mm
Calculate the angle θ at corner C
62°
57°
45°
44.4°
Calculate angle θ at corner C.
37.8°
38.7°
47.8°
28.7°
Calculate the x (horizontal) component for this vector force.
Calculate the y (vertical) component for the vector force in question 10