JCHL Trigonometry

JCHL Trigonometry

Right-angled triangles, Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA — take it one triangle at a time.

Your progress through this topic0 of 6 lessons

Lessons in this topic

All 6 lessons, in order — each one ticks off as you open it.

Key ideas in this topic

Every formula from these lessons in one place. The green ones are printed in the log tables booklet you get in the exam — the red ones you learn off.

📖 In the log tables
Pythagoras Theorem
Pythagoras TheoremJCHL Trigonometry 1
📖 In the log tables
SOHCAHTOA (Finding the Angle)
SOHCAHTOA (Finding the Angle)JCHL Trigonometry 2
📖 In the log tables
Angle
AngleJCHL Trigonometry 2
★ Must learn
Angle of elevation & depression
Angle of elevation & depression

Elevation = looking UP from the horizontal; depression = looking DOWN from the horizontal.

JCHL Trigonometry 2

★ Must learn
sin A and cos A are bounded

sin A and cos A are always between −1 and 1; tan A is not bounded — it can be any value.

JCHL Trigonometry 2

★ Must learn
Sin A
Sin AJCHL Trigonometry 6