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Introductory trigonometry (Years 9 and 10)

This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of trigonometry. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 9, Year 10
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	Trigonometry, ratio, sine, cosine, tangent, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Geometry
Topics	Pythagoras and trigonometry
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMMG223 Use similarity to investigate the constancy of the sine, cosine and tangent ratios for a given angle in right-angled triangles ACMMG224 Apply trigonometry to solve right-angled triangle problems ACMMG245 Solve right-angled triangle problems including those involving direction and angles of elevation and depression ACMMG273 Establish the sine, cosine and area rules for any triangle and solve related problems ACMMG274 Use the unit circle to define trigonometric functions, and graph them with and without the use of digital technologies
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Organisation	AMSI
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