TRIGONOMETRY (soh cah toa)

 

SOHCAHTOA

 

The three definitions you need to remember are. These can be remembered using the made up word SOHCAHTOA:

 

      (SOH)

      (CAH)

      (TOA)

 

They can also be remembered using three triangles:

 

 

Cover up the bit you are being asked to find with your finger, then:

 

If the other two are next to each other - multiply them

If the other two are on top of each other – divide them (O/H or A/Cosθ etc)

 

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