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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Trig Values of the Unit Circle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a LearningCheck quiz to evaluate students on the special angles of the unit circle.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Cosine and Secant Graphs

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define the cosine and secant graphs using a unit circle.
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Website
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: The Inverse Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The site reviews information on inverse trigonometric functions. The main focus of the site is graphing inverse trigonometric functions including arccos, arcsin, arctan, arcsec, arccsc, and arccot. Exercises are included.
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Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Unit Circle and Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The free mathematics tutorial explores the unit circle and trigonometric functions. The tutorial consists of definitions and examples with solutions. The interactive applet allows students to investigate domain, range, and asymptotes of...
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Trignometry of Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the trigonometry of a right triangle, including finding the values of all six trig functions given a single value. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to...
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Interactive
Cool Math

Coolmath: The Unit Circle

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Description and examles of the unit circle angles.
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Activity
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Trig Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this section we will give a quick review of trig functions. We will cover the basic notation, relationship between the trig functions, the right triangle definition of the trig functions. We will also cover evaluation of trig...
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Concepts in Trigonometry are explained and illustrated here by a member of the math department at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Trig Functions and the Unit Circle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to help students make the connection between the graphs of sin t and cos t and the x and y coordinates of points moving around the unit circle. Students have to match coordinates of points on the graph with...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Special Triangles 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using known facts about the unit circle and isosceles triangles together with the Pythagorean Theorem, students can derive the sine and cosine of special angles. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.3.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Special Triangles 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using known facts about the unit circle and isosceles triangles together with the Pythagorean Theorem, students can derive the sine and cosine of special angles. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.3.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Equilateral Triangles and Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to apply knowledge about triangles to calculate the sine and cosine of 30 and 60 degrees. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.3.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Algebra Ii: Trig Values of Special Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find the sine and cosine of special angles, which are angles whose trig values we can determine without the use of a calculator. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
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Graphic
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Table for the 6 Trigonometric Functions for Special Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners explore the special angles for the six trigonometric functions. The special angles can be used to solve trigonometry problems. The table gives the values of sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant for special angles.
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Circle and Pi: Degrees and Radians

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rather than dividing a circle into some number of segments (like 360 degrees), mathematicians often prefer to measure angles using the circumference of a unit circle - a circle with radius 1. This way of measuring angles is called...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Exact Values for Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find all angles on the unit circle matching exact trig ratios. Resource includes examples, videos, and practice problems.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Tangent and Cotangent Graphs

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define the tangent and cotangent graphs using the unit circle.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Trigonometric Functions and Angles of Rotation

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describing trig functions as relationships on the unit circle.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.3 the Unit Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Activities in this lesson explore how to identify the coordinates where special right triangles intersect with the unit circle in all four quadrants, use both degrees and radians to identify angles, and explore angles of different sizes...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.2 Right Triangle Trig Extended to Circles With a Model

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section explores the relationship between right triangles, circles, and trigonometry. It investigates how a right triangle that is set inside a circle and rotates around the circle is connected to trigonometric functions and their...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.5 Graphing Sine and Cosine

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section explores the graphs of sine and cosine functions. It investigates how these graphs are related to coordinates for different angles in a unit circle.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Trigonometric Ratios in Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to find the sine, cosine, and tangent of angles in right triangles.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Laws of Sines and Cosines Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Review the law of sines and the law of cosines, and use them to solve problems with any triangle.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solving for a Side in Right Triangles With Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to use trig functions to find an unknown side length in a right triangle.