Mathematics / Year 10 / Measurement and Geometry / Pythagoras and trigonometry

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Establish the sine, cosine and area rules for any triangle and solve related problems (ACMMG273)

Elaborations
  • applying knowledge of sine, cosine and area rules to authentic problems such as those involving surveying and design
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Trigonometric ratios,  Area

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