Coastal Carolina University
Graphs of the Six Trigonometric Functions
Your learners will appreciate having this color-coded set of the six trigonometric functions all on one page. Included are the graphs for sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, and cotangent. Notice that part of each graph is bolded to...
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Proof of Identity
Students explore trigonometric identities. In this Algebra II lesson, students use graphing to verify the reciprocal identities. Using Cabri Jr, students investigate the Pythagorean trigonometric identities and the geometric c proofs...
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Does Your Field Measure Up
Learners measure angles using a plane table kit. In this geometry lesson, students use trigonometric identities to find the values of the length of a football field.
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Graphing Trig Functions
In this graphing trig functions worksheet, students find the amplitude of each function. They graph the function. This four-page worksheet contains 12 problems. Answers are provided on the last two pages.
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Graphing
In this graphing learning exercise, students solve and complete 8 different types of problems. First, they graph each set of axes completely. Then, students label the axes and shown a table of their results. In addition, they determine...
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Solving Trigonometric Equations
Pupils will investigate trigonometric equations. In this trigonometry lesson, they explore solving equations using a TI-83 calculator and solve trigonometric equations by graphing each side of the equation as a function and locating the...
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Graph Trigonometric Functions
In this graphing trigonometric functions worksheet, students graph 1 sine equation. Students plot the graph of the function y=-0.5sin(-3x).
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Trigonometric Functions
In this trigonometric functions worksheet, students graph a given trigonometric function. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. Graph paper is included.
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Trigonometric Functions
In this trigonometric functions worksheet, students examine trigonometric functions and graph them. This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem and a graph.
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Algebra II Module 2: End-of-Module Assessment
Will this be on the test? Learners demonstrate their understanding of trigonometric functions with an end-of-module assessment. They investigate two different real-world situations, one function in pure mathematics, and one potential...
EngageNY
Waves, Sinusoids, and Identities
What is the net effect when two waves interfere with each other? The lesson plan answers this question by helping the class visualize waves through graphing. Pupils graph individual waves and determine the effect of the interference...
EngageNY
Tides, Sound Waves, and Stock Markets
Help pupils see the world through the eyes of a mathematician. As they examine tide patterns, sound waves, and stock market patterns using trigonometric functions, learners create scatter plots and write best-fit functions.
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Sunrise, Sunset
What locations on Earth get the longest number of hours of daylight in the summer? Hint: It's not the equator! Use real-world sunrise and sunset data to develop trigonometric models that can be used to estimate the number of hours of...
CK-12 Foundation
Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers
Represent complex numbers in two ways. Pupils use the interactive to convert polar and rectangular representations of complex numbers. The learners drag an overlay back and forth over the coordinate plane to reveal the polar coordinates...
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Adding Trigonometric Functions
Students identify trigonometric functions. In this trigonometry lesson, students add and subtract trigonometric functions. They add sine and cosine waves and relate it to the real world.
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Graphing Trig Functions
In this graphing trigonometric functions worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 10 various types of problems. First, they graph each functions as shown. Then, students find the domain in each given function. In addition, they find...
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Inverse Trig
In this inverse trig worksheet, students solve and complete 24 various types of problems. First, they evaluate each of the trigonometric inverses shown. Then, students find x and y in each trigonometric derivative. They also find the...
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Trigonometric Functions
In this trigonometric functions activity, students solve and complete 4 different types of problems. First, they decide whether the given equation defines y to be a function of x and find the domain. Then, students graph each function...
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Equations of Graphs
In this equations of graphs worksheet, 9th graders solve and graph 10 different problems that include various types of graphs. First, they determine the equation for each graph shown at the top of the sheet. Then, students determine on...
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Graphs
In this graphs worksheet, 10th graders identify and solve 10 different problems that include reading various graphs of lines. They determine the equation for each graph whether it is dealing with tangent, cotangent, secant or cosecant.
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Using Technology to Represent Mathematical Identities
Students explore the concept of trig identities. For this trig identity lesson, students use Mathematica to graph trig identities. Students see the trig identities graphically and enforce the notion that two trig functions can be...
CK-12 Foundation
Horizontal Translations or Phase Shifts: Tangent
Patterns can be shifty! Find the pattern when shifting the graph of tangent. Pupils move the graph of tangent to different locations on the coordinate plane. They observe what happens to the function and its vertical asymptotes before...
Concord Consortium
Broken Spreadsheet II
Work in reverse with the product becoming the given. Using a spreadsheet image of the graph of a trigonometric function, young scholars investigate methods of creating spreadsheet data that results in the given graph. The catch? The data...
GeoGebra
More Ferris Wheels
Take a ride on a Ferris wheel. Using sliders to adjust the parameters of a Ferris wheel, pupils investigate the height of a point over time. The interactive traces out the curve on a time-height graph. Learners use what they learned to...