# Trigonometry Examples

Solve for c 17.2/(sin(126.5))=13.5/(sin(c))
Rewrite the equation as .
Simplify .
Evaluate .
Divide by .
Solve for .
Multiply each term by and simplify.
Multiply each term in by .
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Rewrite the equation as .
Divide each term by and simplify.
Divide each term in by .
Cancel the common factor of .
Divide by .
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Evaluate .
The sine function is positive in the first and second quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the second quadrant.
Subtract from .
Find the period.
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Replace with in the formula for period.
Solve the equation.
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Divide by .
The period of the function is so values will repeat every degrees in both directions.
, for any integer