Sports: Right Triangle Trig
Videos to help with the assignment:
How to make lines in different colors in Paint
How to label lengths of sides in Paint
Sine example
Cosine example
Tangent example
Pythagorean Theorem
Using inverse trig to find an angle
Mini Golf is a game filled with geometry. It is all about angles and forming triangles to get the best shot. This week’s project will be about be applying your knowledge of trigonometry to find the best path for each hole in the mini golf course.
Choose ONE easy and ONE Medium or Challenging golf course hole from the choices below. Then find the distance the golf ball must travel to reach the hole and find the angles of the triangles used to find the distance.
Double click on each golf course hole and table in order to show ALL work.
Hole 1 – Easy
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Hole 2 – Easy
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Hole 3 – Medium
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Hole 4 – Medium
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Hole 5 – Challenging
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Hole 6 – Challenging
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Grading Rubric
Side Lengths, Angles, and Calculations
Points Awarded
Total
Easy Choice
One Triangle: Second Triangle:
Leg Length (given) Leg Length (given)
Leg Length (given) Leg Length (1 point)
Hypotenuse Length (1 point) Hypotenuse Length (1 point)
One angle (1 point) One angle (given)
Second angle (1 point) Second angle (1 point)
Right angle (you draw in; 1 point) Right angle (you draw in; 1 point)
Total distance ball travelled (2 points)
T. 1 T. 2
Given Given
Given ___/1
___/1 ___/1
___/1 Given
___/1 ___/1
___/1 ___/1
___/2
___/10
Second Choice
Each Triangle: (points based on which choice and number of triangles)
Leg Length
Leg Length
Hypotenuse Length
One angle
Second angle
Right angle (you draw in)
Total distance ball travelled
Based on which choice
Varies
Total
Varies
Please turn into the Sports Right Triangle Trig to be graded.