Ratio of Sides in Right-Angled Triangles

Right-angled triangle

In the above right-angled triangle $c$c is the the hypotenuse and $\angle RPQ$∠RPQ is $90^\circ$90° 

Now if we call $\angle PQR=\theta$∠PQR=θ and we can identify the opposite and adjacent sides with respect to that angle, (we did this here, if you need to refresh).  So  $b$b is the opposite side, and $a$a is the adjacent side.  

A ratio is a statement of a mathematical relationship between two objects, often represented as a fraction.  Various ratios of the following can be constructed from the right-angled triangle with respect to angle $\theta$θ.  

 $\frac{Opposite}{Adjacent}=\frac{b}{a}$OppositeAdjacent​=ba​

 $\frac{Adjacent}{Hypotenuse}=\frac{a}{c}$AdjacentHypotenuse​=ac​

 $\frac{Opposite}{Hypotenuse}=\frac{b}{c}$OppositeHypotenuse​=bc​

Examples

Question 1

Considering the angle $\theta$θ, what is the value of the ratio $\frac{Adjacent}{Hypotenuse}$AdjacentHypotenuse​ ?

Think: First we need to identify which sides are the adjacent and hypotenuse with respect to angle theta.  I can see that $BA$BA is the hypotenuse, $AC$AC is the opposite side and $BC$BC is the adjacent.

Do: $\frac{Adjacent}{Hypotenuse}$AdjacentHypotenuse​ = $\frac{BC}{AB}=\frac{5}{13}$BCAB​=513​

Question 2

Question 3