Trigonometry Basics for Robotics: Understanding Triangles and Interior Angle Addition
Explore the fundamentals of trigonometry in robotics through an in-depth look at triangles, their components, and the interior angle addition theorem. Learn about vertices, sides, angles, and the centroid of a triangle, as well as special right triangles. Enhance your understanding with detailed examples and illustrations.
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Math Basics for Robotics Trigonometry Long Wang 1
Triangles Q1: What does a triangle have? 2
Triangles ? Q1: What does a triangle have? ?1 ? 3 vertices: ?,?,? 3 sides: ?1,?2,?3 3 angles (interior): ?,?,? ? ? ?2 ?3 ? ? 3
Triangles ? Q1: What does a triangle have? ?3 ? 3 vertices: ?,?,? 3 sides: ?1,?2,?3 3 angles (interior): ?,?,? ? ? ?1 ?2 ? ???????? ? 4
Interior Angle Addition ? ?1 Fact #1 to remember: ? The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees ? ? ?2 ?3 ? ? + ? + ? = 180 ? 5
Centers of a Triangle - Centroid Def. #1 to remember: What is a centroid? Think it as center of mass, geometric center, or average position of all the vertices. ? ?1 ? The centroid of a triangle - the intersection of the three medians. ? ? ?2 ?3 ? ? 6
Centers of a Triangle - Centroid Def. #1 to remember: What is a centroid? Think it as center of mass, geometric center, or average position of all the vertices. ? ?1 ? The centroid of a triangle - the intersection of the three medians. ? ? ?2 ?3 ? ? 7
Example 1 1) Pick arbitrary 3 vertices; 2) Connect them with 3 edges; 3) Label vertices, edges and angles; 4) Measure all of them. 5) Find the centroid of your triangle ? ?1 ? ? ? ?2 ?3 ? ? 8
Special Triangle Right Triangle ? A right triangle is a triangle in which one angle is a right angle (that is, a 90-degree angle). ?3 ? ?1 ? ? ? ?2 Hypotenuse - the side opposite to the right angle. Legs - the sides adjacent to the right angle. Adjacent/opposite leg need to pick an angle first. 9
Special Triangle Right Triangle ? A right triangle is a triangle in which one angle is a right angle (that is, a 90-degree angle). ?3 ? ?1 ? ? ? ?2 Hypotenuse - ?3 Legs - ?1,?2 For angle ?, the adjacent leg is ?2, and the opposite leg is ?1. 10
Special Triangle Right Triangle ? Fact #2 to remember: ?3 ? ?1 ? and ? are complementary. ? Complementary angles are angle pairs whose measures sum to one right angle ? + ? = 90 ? ? ?2 11
Special Triangle Right Triangle ? Fact #2 to remember: ?3 ? ?1 ? and ? are complementary. ? Complementary angles are angle pairs whose measures sum to one right angle ? + ? = 90 ? ? ?2 Quiz: what was the previous fact to remember? Can we use it to prove this fact? 12
Special Triangle Right Triangle ? Fact #3 to remember: ?3 ? ?1 The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. ? ? ? ?2 Pythagorean Theorem 2+ ?2 2= ?3 2 ?1 13
Example 2 ? ?3 ? ?1 ? ? ? ?2 1) Use ruler/triangle/grid paper to draw a right triangle whose legs are: 3 and 4 5 and 12 8 and 15 2) Measure the length of hypotenuse 3) Are your findings consistent with Fact #3? 14
Cosine, Sine, Tangent ? ? ? sin? = cos? = tan? = ?/? ? ? Sine = Opposite / Hypotenuse Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse Tangent = Opposite / Adjacent Reminder: sine, cosine, tangent are defined only in right triangles 15
Example 3 ? Given ?1= 1 ?2= 2 ?3 ? ?1 ? Solve cos?=? ?=? ? ? ?2 16
Example 3 ? Given ?1= 1 ?2= 2 ?3 ? ?1 ? ? ? ?2 Solve 2+ ?2 ?1?3= 1/ 5 2= ?3= cos? = ? = arctan(?1/?2) = arctan1 ?1 5 2= 26.6 17
Special Triangle - Equilateral Fact #4 to remember: Special properties of equilateral triangle All three sides have equal lengths Each angle = 60 Median = Altitude = Bisector 18
Special Triangle - Equilateral Fact #4 to remember: Special properties of equilateral triangle All three sides have equal lengths Each angle = 60 Median = Altitude = Bisector =30 , =60 19
Special Triangle - Equilateral Fact #4 to remember: Special properties of equilateral triangle All three sides have equal lengths Each angle = 60 Median = Altitude = Bisector =30 , =60 Example 4 In the equilateral triangle above, if the length of each side is 10 cm, what is the length of the red line segment. 20
Law of Cosine Law of Cosine ?2= ?2+ ?2 2??cos? How do we use this equation? 21
Law of Cosine Law of Cosine ?2= ?2+ ?2 2??cos? cos? =?2+ ?2 ?2 OR 2?? Law of Cosine tells us: 1) the third side can be solved if we know two sides and the angle between them 2) Each angle can be solved if we know all three sides 22
Example 5 ? = 2 Solve ? =? ? = 3 ? = 4 23
Example 5 ? = 2 Solve ? =? ? = 3 ? = 4 Solve cos? =?2+?2 ?2 ? = arccos11 =22+42 32 2 2 4 =11 2?? 16= 46.6 16 24
Coordinates system A coordinate system is a system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of a point. 25
Coordinates system (-1,3) A coordinate system is a system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of a point. (3,1) (3,-2) 26
Coordinates system Def. #2 to remember: (-1,3) The two axes divide the plane into four infinite regions, called quadrants. (3,1) (3,-2) 27
Coordinates system Def. #2 to remember: (-1,3) II (-,+) I The two axes divide the plane into four infinite regions, called quadrants. (+,+) (3,1) III (-,-) IV (+,-) 28
Coordinates system ? Q1: How to find the coordinates (numbers) of a point that is not on the grid? (?1,?1) ?1 ? ?1 ? 29
Coordinates system ? Q1: How to find the coordinates (numbers) of a point that is not on the grid? (?1,?1) Q2: How to find the distance from origin to point (?1,?1)of a point that is not on the grid? ?1 ? ?1 ? 30
Coordinates system ? Q1: How to find the coordinates (numbers) of a point that is not on the grid? (?2,?2) ?2 (?1,?1) Q2: How to find the distance from origin to point (?1,?2)of a point that is not on the grid? Q3: How to find the distance from point (?1,?2) to point (?2,?2)? ?1 ? ?1 ? ?2 31
Coordinates system ? (?2,?2) ?2 |?2 ?1| (?1,?1) ?1 |?2 ?1| ? ?1 ?2 ? Solutions ?1= ?12= 2+ ?1 ?2 ?1 2 ?1 2+ ?2 ?1 2 32
Example 6 ? Given the side length ?, find the coordinates of three vertices. The coordinate system origin is at the centroid, and the y axis is aligned with one median. ? 33
Example 6 ? (?2,?2) ?2= 0 ?2= ? ? ? 2 ?1= ?cos30 ?1= ?sin30 ? = (?1,?1) ? 2 (?3,?3) ?3= ?cos30 ?3= ?sin30 ? = ? 2cos30 ? 2cos30 34
Redefine cosine, sine, tangent unit circle Question: How do we define cosine, sine and tangent, if the angle is bigger than 90 , or even bigger than 180 ? 35
Redefine cosine, sine, tangent unit circle A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one. ? ? 36
Redefine cosine, sine, tangent unit circle A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one. ? = 45 cos? =? sin? =? (?,?) ? ? ? 37
Redefine cosine, sine, tangent unit circle A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one. ? = 135 cos? =? sin? =? (?,?) ? ? ? 38
Redefine cosine, sine, tangent unit circle A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one. ? = 225 cos? =? sin? =? (?,?) ? ? ? 39
Redefine cosine, sine, tangent unit circle A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one. ? = 315 cos? =? sin? =? (?,?) ? ? ? 40
Special lines of a Triangle Median - a line segment joining a vertex to the midpoint of the opposing side. ? ?1 ? ? ? Altitude - a line segment through a vertex and perpendicular to the opposing side. ?2 ?3 ? ? 41
