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Topic plan · IGCSE Maths 0580 · Topic 6

Trigonometry

Pythagoras and SOH CAH TOA in right-angled triangles, then for Extended exact values, trig graphs and equations, the sine and cosine rules and 3D problems.

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Unit at a glance

10 lessons, 450 minutes of teaching

Lessons
10, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
10 with answer keys
Quiz questions
60 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
Lab
Pythagoras and trigonometry lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

RefLesson packStructureWorksheetQuizLab tab
6.1Pythagoras' theorem
In every right-angled triangle the square on the longest side has exactly the same area as the squares on the other two sides put together.
Rally Coach6 Q, 13 marks6 MCQtab 1
6.2Right-angled trigonometry: SOH CAH TOA
Pythagoras links three sides.
Numbered Heads Together6 Q, 16 marks6 MCQtab 3
6.2Elevation, depression and bearings
Surveyors measure angles up to rooftops, coastguards measure angles down to boats, and navigators steer by bearings.
Round Table6 Q, 18 marks6 MCQtab 5
6.3Exact trigonometric values
Extended.
Rally Coach6 Q, 17 marks6 MCQtab 2
6.4Graphs of sine, cosine and tangent
Extended.
Jigsaw6 Q, 17 marks6 MCQtab 1
6.4Solving trigonometric equations
Extended.
Round Table6 Q, 17 marks6 MCQtab 3
6.5The sine rule
Extended.
Rally Coach6 Q, 18 marks6 MCQtab 1
6.5The cosine rule
Extended.
Numbered Heads Together6 Q, 21 marks6 MCQtab 2
6.5Area of a triangle: half ab sin C
Extended.
Round Table6 Q, 16 marks6 MCQtab 3
6.6Pythagoras and trigonometry in 3D
Extended.
Rally Coach6 Q, 19 marks6 MCQtab 6

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