Mastering the Calculator using the Casio fx-82MS 35
The keystrokes on the calculator are:
or
The display should read 1.819851171, so the length of x is about 1.8 cm.
Example 2
In the right-angled triangle below, the length of the hypotenuse needs to be calculated.
To find the length of the side labelled x cm, use:
The keystrokes on the calculator are:
The display should read 20.466631, so the length of the hypotenuse is about 20.5 cm.
Example 3
Given the lengths of two of the sides in the right-angled triangle below, find the value of the
angle
θ
in degrees:
x cm
20˚
7 cm
7