Discovering Trig Ratios

Take one of the hints below and follow the instructions on it. Try and make a general statement about what you find and see if you can use what you have found to make an “If ….. then …..” statement.
Discovering Trig Ratios
[color=#c51414]Make β = 45º[br]Move B to make AB = 5[br]What do you notice?[br]What did this lead you to try?[br]What did you discover?[br]So if……then ..….[/color][br][br][color=#0a971e]Make β = 30º[br]Move B to make BC a whole number[br]What do you notice?[br]What did this lead you to try?[br]What did you discover?[br]So if……then ..….[/color][br][br][color=#1551b5]Make β = 60º[br]Move B to make AC a whole number[br]What do you notice?[br]What did this lead you to try?[br]What did you discover?[br]So if……then ..….[/color][br][br][color=#b20ea8]Pick any value for β[br]Click on O/A button[br]Move B [br]What do you notice?[br]What did this lead you to try?[br]What did you discover?[br]So if……then ..….[/color][br][br][color=#d69210]Pick any point for B[br]Click on the O/A O/H and A/H buttons[br]Change the value of β[br]What do you notice?[br]What did this lead you to try?[br]What did you discover?[br]So if……then ..….[/color][br][br][color=#555]Pick any point for B[br]Click on the O/A, O/H and A/H buttons[br]Use your calculator to find Sin β (eg Sin 30º) What do you notice?[br]What did this lead you to try?[br]What did you discover?[br]So if……then ..….[/color]

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