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30-60-90 Right Triangles in Cabri Jr.
Young mathematicians draw and label right triangles using Cabri Jr. technology. They create other special right triangles and identify the length of the hypotenuse and each leg. Students explore the ratios to determine how the hypotenuse...
Curated OER
Special Right Triangles
Using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for missing angles, students evaluate right triangles and their properties.
Curated OER
Trigonometric Functions of Acute Right Triangles
Students derive the six trigonometric functions. In this trigonometry lesson, students show their understanding of trigonometric functions as they relate the right triangles. They find the missing angles and side use trig ratios of sine,...
Curated OER
Special Right Triangles
Students identify the different parts of a right triangle. In this geometry lesson, students use the Pythagorean Theorem to identify missing sides and angles of a right triangle. They work with irrational and rational roots.
Curated OER
Right Triangles and The Unit Circle
Young scholars solve right triangles using trigonometry. In this geometry instructional activity, students use the unit circle to identify different trig values. They identify the six trigonometric identities.
Curated OER
Geometric Properties
Students find triangular angles using the angle theorem. In this geometry instructional activity, students describe labeled triangles, use the pythagorean theorem, and rewrite information about triangles in standard form.
EngageNY
Sine and Cosine of Complementary Angles and Special Angles
Building trigonometric basics here will last a mathematical lifetime. Learners expand on the previous lesson in a 36-part series by examining relationships between the sine and cosine of complementary angles. They also review the ratios...
Curated OER
Special Right Triangles
Students identify different types of special right triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students differentiate between right triangles and isosceles triangles. they construct the triangles using geometry software and make conjectures...
EngageNY
From Circle-ometry to Trigonometry
Can you use triangles to create a circle? Learners develop the unit circle using right triangle trigonometry. They then use the unit circle to evaluate common sine and cosine values.
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Unit Circle: Special Angles—Just Know One
It's all about the patterns! Young scholars learn that the unit circle repeats itself in all four quadrants. Using these patterns, they evaluate the sine, cosine, and tangent of special angles.
EngageNY
Secant and the Co-Functions
Turn your class upside down as they explore the reciprocal functions. Scholars use the unit circle to develop the definition of the secant and cosecant functions. They analyze the domain, range, and end behavior of each function.
EngageNY
Why Call It Tangent?
Discover the relationship between tangent lines and the tangent function. Class members develop the idea of the tangent function using the unit circle. They create tables of values and explore the domain, range, and end behavior of the...