Calculated Industries 4090 User Manual

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Using Trigonometry to Find Unknown Angle or Side

Example 1 — Cos A:

Solve for the unknown angle A if the two known sides are:

Side b = 15 mm
Side c = 35 mm

a) Longhand Method: In this case, use the trigonometry formula:
Cos = Adjacent/Hypotenuse or cos A = b/c

KEYSTROKE

DISPLAY

o o

0.

1 5* ч 3 5 = З з

64.62307°

(64.6°)

З •

DMS 64.37.23

*Note: you do not have to label mm.

b) Alternative Method (Use Pythagorean Theorem Keys):
Insert values into x, y, or r keys to solve for Theta.

KEYSTROKE

DISPLAY

o o

0.

1 5 R

X 15.

3 5 d

R 35.

p

64.62307°

(64.6°)

Ç •

DMS 64.37.23

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