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Step-by-step explanation:
Obviously, the way you use trig ratios will depend on the problem. The problems you see in algebra and trig courses are a good sampling of the kinds of problems you run across in the real world. Some of them include ...
finding height or widths based on a measure and an angle (SOH CAH TOA)
finding areas based on side lengths and an angle (area formula)
finding unknown sides or angles of a triangle (law of sines/cosines)
finding bearing and/or distance (spherical trig relations, law of cosines)
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As with solving problems of any kind, you choose the appropriate formula(s), fill in the known values, and solve for the unknown values. Sometimes a real-world problem will require solution of intermediate problems before the answer to the original question is found.