Further trigonometry – Year 11 – Mathematics Extension 1
This program of learning addresses content from the focus area of Further trigonometry.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics Extension 1 11–12 (2024) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
Unit 7 – further trigonometry
This program of learning addresses content from the focus area of Further trigonometry. The lessons and sequences in this program of learning are designed to allow students to explore trigonometry in three dimensions, introduce more complex trigonometric identities and equations including sum and difference expansions, double angle formulas and their applications.
Introduction
Further trigonometry (DOCX 8.3 MB)
Lesson 1 – sum and difference expansion formulas
- Sum and difference expansion formulas (DOCX 4.1 MB)
- Sum and difference expansion formulas – slide deck (PPTX 2.2 MB)
Lesson 2 – double angle formulas
Lesson 3 – proving results
Lesson 4 – solving trigonometric equations
- Solving trigonometric equations (DOCX 2.1 MB)
- Solving trigonometric equations – slide deck (PPTX 1.5 MB)
Lesson 5 – simplifying sums of sine and cosine functions
- Simplifying sums of sine and cosine functions (DOCX 2.5 MB)
- Simplifying sums of sine and cosine functions – slide deck (PPTX 1.6 MB)
Lesson 6 – using R sin (x ± a) or R cos (x ± a) to solve equations
- Using R sin (x ± a) or R cos (x ± a) to solve equations (DOCX 3.9 MB)
- Using R sin (x ± a) or R cos (x ± a) to solve equations – slide deck (PPTX 1.6 MB)
Lesson 7 – modelling and solving problems using trigonometry
- Modelling and solving problems using trigonometry (DOCX 2.1 MB)
- Modelling and solving problems using trigonometry – slide deck (PPTX 1.9 MB)
Lesson 8 – trigonometry in three dimensions
- Trigonometry in three dimensions (DOCX 2.4 MB)
- Trigonometry in three dimensions – slide deck (PPTX 1.8 MB)
Lesson 9 – trigonometry in three dimensions further problems
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