Maths Test 1 Notes

Unit Circle
Sin(θ) = y-coordinate
Cos(θ) = x-coordinate
sin(θ) y
Tan(θ) = or
cos(θ) x

1
Area = absinC for both acute and obtuse triangles
2

Conversions:
π 180
Degrees to radians θ x , radians to degrees θ x
180 π
Arc Sector Area Segment Area
θ θ θ 1
x2πr degrees xπr2 degrees (πr2x )-( r2sinθ) degrees
360 360 360 2
Θr radians 12 1 2
r θ radians r (θ-sinθ) radians
2 2

Sine rule:
a b c
= =
sinA sinB sinC
Cosine rule
c2=a2+b2-2abcosC
2 2 2
C=cos-1(
a +b −c )
2 ab

Ambiguous case: If give two sides and an angle opposite it could have 2 solutions. If there is only one
angle and it is less than 90 degrees it is the ambiguous case.