sin (90-A)and cos A are
Answers
Step-by-step explanation:
Take a look at the diagram below:
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It's a generic right triangle, with a
90
o
angle as indicated by the little box and an acute angle
a
. We know the angles in a right triangle, and a triangle in general, must add to
180
o
, so if we have an angle of 90
and an angle of a
, our other angle must be
90−a :(a)+(90−a)+(90)180=180
We can see that the angles in our triangle do indeed add to
180
, so we're on the right track.
Now, let's add some variables for side length onto our triangle.
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The variable
s
stands for the hypotenuse,
l stands for length, and h stands for height.
We can start on the juicy part now: the proof.
Note that
sin a , which is defined as opposite ( h) divided by hypotenuse ( s ) , equals hs in the diagram:sin a=hs
Note also that the cosine of the top angle,
90−a , equals the adjacent side ( h ) divided by the hypotenuse ( s ):cos(90−a)=hs
So if sin a=hs , and cos(90−a)=hs ...Then sin a must equal cos(90−a) !sina=cos(90−a)
And boom, proof complete.