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University of Vienna (Austria)

The Graphs of Sin, Cos, and Tan Maths Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This applet allows the user to create the graphs of sin, cos, and tan by moving a scroll bar. The user can watch the unit circle and the graph simultaneously to see how the two are related. The user may also choose to see the angle...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Sin, Cos, and Tan of Right Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students explore a right angled triangle and its trigonometric concepts. They investigate the trigonometric ratios for the angles of the triangle.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Sine, Cosine, Tan & Reciprocals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The definitions of the six trig ratios are presented here, along with several examples of how to determine the ratios given 2 or more sides of a right triangle.
Handout
Math Words

Math Words: Cofunction Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWords.com site, which is a glossary of math terms, shows the relationship in radians and degrees between sin and cos, tan and cot, and sec and csc.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Derivatives Sin, Cos, & Tan Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Several formulas are given for taking the derivatives of trigonometry functions. Several examples are presented to demonstrate the process of finding these derivatives. The examples allow the user to practice before seeing the solution.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring Functions With Cas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity students use the CAS tool to explore sin, cos, and tan functions. They expand the functions and find the domain. They also prove the conjectures.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Right Triangle Trig

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a way to use the TI-Navigator to check for an understanding of sin, cos, and tan before you move onto word problems.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Finding Trig Values

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this task, students are give values for sin, cos, or tan, and use them to find the missing value as well as the quadrant of the angle. Aligns with HSF-TF.C.8.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Introduction to Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are introduced to concepts taught in trigonometry. The tutorial consists of notes and examples.
Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Simple (To Medium Hard) Trig Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces techniques for solving trigonometric equations. Provides worked examples of solving some simpler to medium-hard equations.
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eFunda

E Funda: Multiple Angle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from eFunda you can scroll to the middle of the page for a listing of multiple angle formulas for cos, sin, and tan.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from MathWorld.com is a site full of links to very extensive documentation on the trigonometric functions.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trig Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the cosine, sine, and tangent ratios of trigonometry using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will use these ratios to determine a right triangle's unknown side or angle. Be sure to follow the link to the...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site examines the six trigonometric functions from a right triangle point of view. Provides information, examples, and lots of exercises for understanding.
Handout
University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Trigonometry Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A guide to calculating trigonometric functions.
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Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Reduction Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial presents a series of trigonometric integrals to solve using recursion or reduction formulas. Click Solution next to each formula and a popup screen provides the solution.
Graphic
Curated OER

Zona Land: Trigonometry, Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on sine, cosine, and tangent. Lengths of the sides are discussed and many diagrams/tables are shown.
Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Often Used Values

For Students 9th - 10th
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse University provides a quick reference chart of the exact values of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions for the most common angle measrements in the first quadrant. Includes both...
Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Trig Function Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center provides a quick overview of the graphs of the six trigonometric functions, with angles measured in radians.
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Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Clark University site shows and explains the graphs of the six trigonometric functions. It explains how to find an arbitrary angle measurement using trig. Also, it explains that sine and cosine functions are complementary.
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Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th
College professor Dan Bach reviews basic trig concepts, including trig functions, right triangles, circles, radians, and polar coordinates. Site includes animated graphs and detailed examples.
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Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Summary of Trig Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Graphs of Sine, Cosine and Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about the graphs of the sine, cosines, and tangent functions. The tutorial consists of notes and examples.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Saint Andrews provides an historical look at the origins of trig functions. This site ties together mathematics and history from Hipparchus to Ptolemy to Lambert.

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