Double Angle Formulae What are the double angle formulae? The double angle formulae for sine and cosine are: These can be found in the formula booklet You do not need to know how to derive them How...
Simple Identities What is a trigonometric identity? They are used to help simplify trigonometric equations before solving them Sometimes you may see identities written with the symbol ≡ This means ...
Modelling with Trigonometric Functions What can be modelled with trigonometric functions? Anything that oscillates (fluctuates periodically) can be modelled using a trigonometric function Normally ...
Transformations of Trigonometric Functions What transformations of trigonometric functions do I need to know? As with other graphs of functions, trigonometric graphs can be transformed through tran...
Graphs of Trigonometric Functions What are the graphs of trigonometric functions? The trigonometric functions sin, cos and tan all have special periodic graphs You’ll need to know their properties ...
Trigonometry Exact Values What are exact values in trigonometry? For certain angles the values of sin θ, cos θ and tan θ can be written exactly This means using fractions and surds You should be fa...
Defining Sin, Cos and Tan What is the unit circle? The unit circle is a circle with radius 1 and centre (0, 0) Angles are always measured from the positive x-axis and turn: anticlockwise for positi...
Bearings What are bearings? Bearings are a way of describing and using directions as angles They are specifically defined for use in navigation because they give a precise location and/or direction...
Sine Rule What is the sine rule? The sine rule allows us to find missing side lengths or angles in non-right-angled triangles It states that for any triangle with angles A, B and C Where a is the s...
