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Trigonometry in Three DimensionsCalculate sides and angles in three dimensional shapes using trigonometry (including Pythagoras' theorem). |
This is level 4: Worded three-dimensional problems without diagrams. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 4 questions correct and you do this activity online. Give answers correct to three significant figures.
InstructionsTry your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help. When you have got all of the questions correct you may want to print out this page and paste it into your exercise book. If you keep your work in an ePortfolio you could take a screen shot of your answers and paste that into your Maths file. |
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Mathematicians are not the people who find Maths easy; they are the people who enjoy how mystifying, puzzling and hard it is. Are you a mathematician? Comment recorded on the 24 May 'Starter of the Day' page by Ruth Seward, Hagley Park Sports College: "Find the starters wonderful; students enjoy them and often want to use the idea generated by the starter in other parts of the lesson. Keep up the good work" Comment recorded on the 3 October 'Starter of the Day' page by S Mirza, Park High School, Colne: "Very good starters, help pupils settle very well in maths classroom." |
Whose Idea Was This?Did you enjoy doing this 'Trigonometry in Three Dimensions' activity? Are you curious about who originally came up with this idea in Maths? Discover more about one of the mathematicians who is associated with this concept. 
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Featured ActivityShunting Puzzles These puzzles are Transum's versions of the shunting or switching puzzles made popular by train enthusiasts and logic puzzle solvers. |
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Go MathsLearning and understanding Mathematics, at every level, requires learner engagement. Mathematics is not a spectator sport. Sometimes traditional teaching fails to actively involve students. One way to address the problem is through the use of interactive activities and this web site provides many of those. The Go Maths page is an alphabetical list of free activities designed for students in Secondary/High school. Maths MapAre you looking for something specific? An exercise to supplement the topic you are studying at school at the moment perhaps. Navigate using our Maths Map to find exercises, puzzles and Maths lesson starters grouped by topic. | ||
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Pythagoras' Theorem - Start by applying Pythagoras' theorem in two dimensions.
2D Trigonometry - Revise using trigonometry in two dimensions.
Level 1 - Three dimensional problems which can be solved using Pythagoras' theorem
Level 2 - More three dimensional problems requiring the use of trigonometrical ratios
Level 3 - Mixed three dimensional problems
Level 4 - Worded three-dimensional problems without diagrams
Level 5 - Problems involving planes (not the flying type!)
Exam-Style Questions - A collection of problems in the style of GCSE or IB/A-level exam paper questions (worked solutions are available for Transum subscribers).
More on this topic including lesson Starters, visual aids, investigations and self-marking exercises.
You may also want to use a calculator to check your working. See Calculator Workout skill 11.
Don't wait until you have finished the exercise before you click on the 'Check' button. Click it often as you work through the questions to see if you are answering them correctly. You can double-click the 'Check' button to make it float at the bottom of your screen.
Answers to this exercise are available lower down this page when you are logged in to your Transum account. If you don’t yet have a Transum subscription one can be very quickly set up if you are a teacher, tutor or parent.
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