IGCSE Maths / Further trigonometry

Choosing between the sine rule and the cosine rule

Edexcel International GCSE Maths (4MA1), chapter 25: Further trigonometry, specification point 4.8c. Part of the full course.

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Choose a triangle rule from the information you are given, before you start calculating. Check for a right angle first, then look for a known side and its opposite angle.

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• The sine rule: finding a missing side
• The sine rule: finding a missing angle
• The ambiguous case of the sine rule
• The cosine rule: finding a missing side
• The cosine rule: finding a missing angle
• Area of a triangle using half ab sin C
• Finding a side or an angle from a given area
• Area of a segment
• The angle between a line and a plane
• Trigonometry in pyramids and cones
• Problem solving in three dimensions