Right Triangle Crossword (Unit 5)
Across
- 1. this is what is used to calculate an acute angle [hint: it is what the -1 on sine, cosine, and tangent is]
- 5. a side that is not the hypotenuse
- 8. name of the polygon whose central angle is 30 degrees
- 10. side that is across from the right angle
- 11. name of the polygon whose central angle is 22.5 degrees
- 13. this calculation requires that you have the apothem length, the # of sides, and the side length
- 14. the side that is next to an acute angle
- 16. an angle that occurs when looking downward
Down
- 2. when using the Pythagorean Theorem, this symbol is part of the final steps in order to change from x squared to just x
- 3. the method used to find a side that requires the use of an acute angle [hint: sine, cosine and tangent are called these]
- 4. the distance from a polygon's central angle to the middle of a side is called this
- 6. the man who Pythagorean Theorem is named after
- 7. name of the polygon whose central angle is 36 degrees
- 9. the ratio that requires the use of the hypotenuse and the adjacent side
- 12. the abbreviation used to remember the three trig ratios
- 15. the ratio that requires the use of the adjacent and opposite sides
- 17. the ratio that requires the use of the hypotenuse and opposite side
- 18. the leg across from an acute angle