Curated OER
Cosine
In this cosine worksheet, students find the cosine of x for different measurements of triangles. Students complete 10 cosine problems.
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Intro to Trigonometry
After being introduced to the basic trigonometry functions, learners calculate the height of school landmarks. They experiment with different angles to find the correct height.
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Right Triangles and The Pythagorean Theorem
Students play a game to reinforce concepts of the Pythagorean Theorem. For this geometry lesson, students find the missing angle and lengths of a right triangle. They use properties of trigonometry about sine, cosine and tangent to solve...
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Some More Trigonometry
Students define the law of cosine and its correct usage. In this trigonometry lesson, students define the law of Heron's area formula and use it to solve problems. They review other trigonometric values and identify the identities.
Curated OER
MT-A141 PreCalculus: Worksheet 6.4
In this precalculus learning exercise, students predict the graph of given functions and draw conclusions about each one. Students define a transformation, and determine the amplitude, period, phase shift and vertical shift of given...
EngageNY
Complex Numbers and Transformations
Your learners combine their knowledge of real and imaginary numbers and matrices in an activity containing thirty lessons, two assessments (mid-module and end module), and their corresponding rubrics. Centered on complex numbers and...
EngageNY
Ferris Wheels—Tracking the Height of a Passenger Car
Watch your pupils go round and round as they explore periodic behavior. Learners graph the height of a Ferris wheel over time. They repeat the process with Ferris wheels of different diameters.
Curated OER
Worksheet 11 - Points of Discontinuity
In this points of discontinuity worksheet, students observe graphs and label them as points of discontinuity and non-differentiability. They identify the derivatives of functions. This one-page worksheet contains five multi-step problems.
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Applications of Triangles
Young scholars apply the properties of a right triangle. For this triangle lesson, students describe and compare radians to degrees. They solve problems using the properties and ratios of a right triangle.
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Solving Trigonometry Problems in Two and Three Dimensions
In this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry worksheet, students solve trigonometry problems in two and three dimensions. The eleven page worksheet contains explanation, examples, and twenty problems. Answers are not included.
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Trigonometry in Action
Learners examine how to apply the principles of trigonometry in authentic measurement situations. They work in groups to determine the height of an object such as a flag pole by determine the angle from their position to the top.
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La Toteca- A Tropical Paradise
Students collect data on the time of the ferry. In this algebra lesson, students use the data to predict a ferry schedule. They also compute the depth where oxygen would be needed when diving.
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Exploring Centers of Triangles
Pupils explore properties of triangles using angle bisectors, incenters, circles, midpoints, and altitudes. They use Geometer's Sketchpad in order to create triangles and their properties.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Trigonometric Identities
The University of Saskatchewan provides an explanation of trigonometric identities, including the reciprocal identities, the addition and subtraction formulas with sine and cosine, and the double angle formulas. There are links to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Inverse Trigonometric Ratios
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to use inverse trigonometric ratios to solve for missing angles in right triangles.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Trigonometric Identities
Lists the basic trigonometric identities, and specifies the set of trig identities to keep track of, as being the most useful ones for calculus.
Other
Brown Math: Remembering Trig Identities
Faced with a large number of trigonometric identities, students tend to try to memorize them all. This site the emphasis is on understanding how the functions work and on memorizing only about a half dozen of them - all the others work...
Clark University
Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Summary of Trig Identities
This Clark University page is an excellent reference page for trig identities. It is a little difficult to read so take your time with the formulas. If you remember soh - cah - toa, the other formulas are right here.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Trigonometric Identities
A good introduction to trigonometric identities, equations that are always true for a right triangle and require knowledge of the functions sine, cosine, and tangent.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Sum and Difference Formulas for Sine and Cosine
An introduction to trigonometric identities, beginning with the sum and difference formulas. Some of the formulas are proven, some are left to the reader. Includes several examples and pictures.
University of Vienna (Austria)
Univ of Vienna: Trigonometric Functions
An interactive tool to discover how the trig functions came to be. Applets are used in this interactive learning tool. Examples exercises are also given.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Defining Trigonometric Ratios
The purpose of this task is to use the notion of similarity to define the sine and cosine of an acute angle. Aligns with G-SRT.C.6.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Introduction to Sine
This is an introductory lesson about the trigonometric function sine. Students will study several similar right triangles and the ratio of certain two sides in them.
Oswego City School District
Regents Prep: Applications of Trigonometric Graphs
Students can use this site to practice questions dealing with trigonometric graphs. Students are challenged with multiple real-world problems and after solving those problems they can check their solution online.