Sine, cosine, tangent

There are 60 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Sine, cosine, tangent
Sine and Cosine
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Sine and cosine

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14 to 16
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The sine of an angle is equal to the cosine of its complement. Can you explain why and does this rule extend beyond angles of 90 degrees?
Doesn't add up
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Doesn't add up

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14 to 16
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In this problem we are faced with an apparently easy area problem, but it has gone horribly wrong! What happened?

Far Horizon
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Far horizon

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14 to 16
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An observer is on top of a lighthouse. How far from the foot of the lighthouse is the horizon that the observer can see?
LOGOSquares
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Logosquares

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16 to 18
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Ten squares form regular rings either with adjacent or opposite vertices touching. Calculate the inner and outer radii of the rings that surround the squares.
Octa-flower
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Octa-flower

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16 to 18
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Join some regular octahedra, face touching face and one vertex of each meeting at a point. How many octahedra can you fit around this point?
Figure of Eight
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Figure of eight

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14 to 16
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On a nine-point pegboard a band is stretched over 4 pegs in a "figure of 8" arrangement. How many different "figure of 8" arrangements can be made ?
Shape and territory
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Shape and territory

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16 to 18
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If for any triangle ABC tan(A - B) + tan(B - C) + tan(C - A) = 0 what can you say about the triangle?
8 Methods for Three By One
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8 methods for three by one

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14 to 18
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This problem in geometry has been solved in no less than EIGHT ways by a pair of students. How would you solve it? How many of their solutions can you follow? How are they the same or different? Which do you like best?
So Big
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So big

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16 to 18
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One side of a triangle is divided into segments of length a and b by the inscribed circle, with radius r. Prove that the area is: abr(a+b)/ab-r^2
Spokes
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Spokes

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16 to 18
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Draw three equal line segments in a unit circle to divide the circle into four parts of equal area.