Lesson 10 of 10

Transformations and Intro to Trigonometry

Transformations move or resize figures. Trigonometry extends the Pythagorean theorem to find sides and angles in any right triangle.

Rigid Transformations

Translation: slide — (x,y)→(x+a,y+b). Reflection: flip over a line. Rotation: turn around a point. These preserve shape AND size (congruence).

Dilation

Scale every coordinate from a center: (x,y)→(kx,ky) from origin. Preserves shape but not size — produces similar figures. Scale factor k>1 enlarges, 0<k<1 shrinks.

SOH-CAH-TOA

In a right triangle with angle θ: sin θ = opposite/hypotenuse, cos θ = adjacent/hypotenuse, tan θ = opposite/adjacent. Memorize: SOH-CAH-TOA.

Solving Right Triangles

To find a side: set up ratio and multiply/divide. To find an angle: use inverse trig (sin⁻¹, cos⁻¹, tan⁻¹). Special angles: sin30°=0.5, sin45°≈0.707, sin60°≈0.866.

🔬 Interactive Lab

✅ Check Your Understanding

Q1: In a right triangle, sin θ equals:

Q2: A right triangle has a 30° angle and hypotenuse 20. The opposite side is:

Q3: A dilation with scale factor ½ from the origin maps (6,10) to:

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