Sine and cosine rules (8300 - Higher - Geometry and measures)
| Topic: | Sine and cosine rules |
Specification references (in recommended teaching order)
| Specification content | Specification notes | |
|---|---|---|
| G22 |
 to find unknown lengths and angles |
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| G23 |
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to calculate the area, sides or angles of any triangle
The subject content (above) matches that set out in the Department for Education’s Mathematics GCSE subject content and assessment objectives document.
The expectation is that:
- All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
- All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
- Only the more highly attaining students will be assessed on the content identified by bold type. The highest attaining students will develop confidence and competence with the bold content.
Teaching resources
Teaching resources - see below
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29/08/2014
Proving the sine and cosine rules
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Students cut out the parts of the proof from the given worksheet and place them in the correct order to prove why the sine and cosine rules work. Students are challenged to produce a similar staged proof for the result ½absinC. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 21/08/2015
Topic Tests
8300 GCSE Higher Cosine Rule Mark Scheme
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8300 GCSE Higher Cosine Rule Topic Test
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8300 GCSE Higher Sine and Cosine Mark Scheme
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09/02/2023
8300 GCSE Higher Sine and Cosine Topic Test
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8300 GCSE Higher Sine Rule Mark Scheme
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