What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can sketch the graphs of y = sin x, y = cos x and y = tan x
- I can use the graphs to solve equations with sin, cos and tan in a given range
Practise this topic
4 resourcesExact Trig Values
sin, cos and tan of 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°, then obtuse, reflex and angles over 360°, considering the graphs. Levels 5 and 6: given one ratio (e.g. sin x = 3/5) and the range of x, find another. Six levels, timed, click to…
⬢ BlockbustersExact Trig Values Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Exact Trig Values worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the computer with multiple…
🔤 Fill the GapsFill the Gaps: Maths Vocabulary
A sentence explaining one of the unit’s key words, with gaps. Pick the right word for each gap from the words scattered round it: the right ones and plenty of wrong ones. A deck for every unit.
🧮 ToolGraph Plotter
A graphing calculator: type y = f(x), x = g(y), implicit relations such as x² + y² = 25, inequalities (shaded, dashed for < and solid for ≤), parametric and polar curves, points and tables, functions f(x) = … with f′(x), and…
These are the pages for Trigonometric Graphs in the GCSE scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Mathematics, Higher tier (1MA1). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.