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AAHL Unit 4 Trigonometry and Circular Functions

Unit 4 focuses on Trigonometry and Circular Functions, covering essential understandings of geometry's role in quantifying the physical world and enhancing spatial awareness. Key topics include right triangle trigonometry, circles and radians, non-right triangles, the unit circle, and trigonometric functions and identities. The syllabus also includes applications, problem-solving strategies, and past exam problems for review.

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AAHL Unit 4 Trigonometry and Circular Functions

Unit 4 focuses on Trigonometry and Circular Functions, covering essential understandings of geometry's role in quantifying the physical world and enhancing spatial awareness. Key topics include right triangle trigonometry, circles and radians, non-right triangles, the unit circle, and trigonometric functions and identities. The syllabus also includes applications, problem-solving strategies, and past exam problems for review.

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Unit 4: Trigonometry and

Circular Functions
Syllabus Topic 3
From the HL Analysis and Approaches subject guide

SL: 3.1 - 3.8


AHL: 3.9 - 3.11
Pearson: Chapters 6 and 7 (Ch.7 first)
Oxford: Chapter 6
Syllabus Content
Essential Understandings:

● Geometry and trigonometry allow us to quantify the


physical world, enhancing our spatial awareness in two
and three dimensions.
● This branch provides us with the tools for analysis,
measurement and transformation of quantities,
movements and relationships.
Transfer Concepts:

Generalization, Space, Relationships, Representation


ATL
THINKING

(Critical, Creative)

Learner Profile
THINKER
A. Right Triangle Trigonometry Review

Pythagoras’
Theorem
(Proof)
● Finding sides and angles in right triangles
Applications: bearings, angles of elevation/depression
B. Circles and Radians
What are radians? (Khan Academy)

https://www.ck12.org/book/CK-12-Trigonometry-Concepts/section/2.1/
C. Non-right Triangles and Obtuse Angles
D. Sine Rule and the Ambiguous Case
What is the ambiguous case?
Ambiguous Case (N08 P2)
Make sure you begin with a diagram(s).
E. The Unit Circle
Videos:
1. What is the Unit Circle? Part 1 | Don't Memorise
2. Introduction to the Unit Circle
3. How to Remember the Unit Circle (NancyPi)
4. How to Put the Unit Circle on your TI-84 Calculator
5. Graph a Circle on the TI 84 Plus CE Calculator (Conics APP)
F. Graphs of Trigonometric Functions I (Geogebra Link)

● Graphs of sine,
cosine, and tangent
including amplitude
and period
● Compositions and
transformations of
the form af(bx+c)+d
● Graphs of reciprocal
trig functions
Marbleslides “Periodics”
The 6 Trig Ratios
Applications: harmonics
Guitar String (Youtube)

Geogebra Demo

What is the effect of


amplitude and period
on sound?
What are beats and how do we describe them mathematically?
H. Solving Trigonometric Equations

Algebraic and
Graphical Approaches
I. Trigonometric Identities
J. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Test Review

Past Exam Problems


PAST PAPER PROBLEMS
Solve the problems on the following slides to further review and practice solving
problems involving triangles, circles, functions and beyond.
PAST PAPER PROBLEM #1 (GDC)

5 marks
PAST PAPER PROBLEM #2 (GDC)

6 marks
PAST PAPER
PROBLEM #3
(GDC)
N12(SL)#8

15 marks
PAST PAPER PROBLEM #4 (GDC)
NO GDC
PAST PAPER PROBLEM #5
Circles (M07 P1TZ1)

6 marks
Using Functions:
N12(HL)#12

7 marks
Functions and Transformations (M07 P1TZ2) 6 marks

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