Hello Internet,

So recently in math we’ve been working on trigonometry. Mainly, we’ve been focusing on the trig ratios tangent (tan), sine (sin), and cosine (cos), and how to use them to calculate angles and side lengths within triangles. We started out learning what each ratio measured, using the pneumonic SOH CAH TOA to remember: Sine measures the ratio between the opposite side and the hypotenuse, cosine measures the ratio between the adjacent side and the hypotenuse, and tangent measures the ratio between the opposite and adjacent sides.

In order to demonstrate our understanding of these ratios and our ability to calculate angles, we each had to choose a location and find the ideal angle for a solar panel to operate in said location. Then we had to create a model (digital or physical) of the solar panel and the building it would sit on, and to label that model and give an explanation of why that angle and that place were optimal.

I chose to place my theoretical solar panel in Arviat, Nunavut, and to have it at an angle of 60 degrees.

Toodles!