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AFOQT Exam Prep 35, Trigonometry — SOHCAHTOA and Special Triangles
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to apply the SOHCAHTOA mnemonic to solve AFOQT trigonometry problems.
- Why the AFOQT favors word problems involving angles of 30, 45, and 60 degrees.
- The critical side ratios for 30-60-90 (1:√3:2) and 45-45-90 (1:1:√2) special triangles.
- Common exam traps, such as confusing the opposite and adjacent sides or misremembering special triangle side lengths.
- The importance of memorizing key values like sin(30°) = 1/2 for rapid problem-solving.
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