New SAT Math - Calculator : New SAT Math - Calculator

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Example Questions

Example Question #44 : Circles

Give your answer in terms of .

Convert   to radians:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To convert degrees to radians, we need to multiply the given degree by .

To simplify, we get:

Example Question #51 : Radians

Convert  to radians.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To convert between degrees and radians, multiply by  or .

Since we start in degrees, we use :

which simplifies to .

Example Question #1 : Trigonometry

Find the value of the trigonometric function in fraction form for triangle .

Triangle

What is the cosine of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The cosine of an angle is the value of the adjacent side over the hypotenuse.

Therefore:

Example Question #2 : Trigonometry

If cos x = 0.2 and sin x = 0.4, what is the value of tan x?

Possible Answers:

2

0.035

10

1

4

Correct answer:

2

Explanation:

Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan

What is the value of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solve each term separately.

Add both terms.

Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan

Determine the value of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite  in terms of sines and cosines.

Simplify the complex fraction.

Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan

Find the value of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the value of , solve each term separately.

Sum the two terms.

Example Question #1 : Sin, Cos, Tan

Select the ratio that would give Tan B. 10

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We need the Tan B. Which side lengths correspond to this ratio?  

  

Example Question #11 : Trigonometry

Calculate .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The tangent function has a period of  units. That is,

for all .

Since , we can rewrite the original expression  as follows:

                 

                 

                 

                 

Hence, 

Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan

Calculate .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, convert the given angle measure from radians to degrees:

Next, recall that  lies in the fourth quadrant of the unit circle, wherein the cosine is positive. Furthermore, the reference angle of  is 

Hence, all that is required is to recognize from these observations that 

,

which is .

Therefore,

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