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Math AA

3. Geometry and trigonometry

In this topic, students explore the following concepts:

18 subtopics25 teaching hours (SL)10 HL only
3D geometry

The distance between two points in three-dimensional space, and their midpoint. Volume and surface area of three-dimensional solids including right-pyramid, right cone, sphere, hemisphere and combinations of these solids. The size of an angle between two intersecting lines or between a line and a plane.

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Trigonometry in triangles

Use of sine, cosine and tangent ratios to find the sides and angles of right-angled triangles. a The sine rule: = sinA sinB sinC The cosine rule: c2 = a2 + b2 − 2abcosC; a2 + b2 − c2 cosC = 2ab Area of a triangle as absinC.

Applications of trigonometry

Applications of right and non-right angled trigonometry, including Pythagoras’s theorem. Angles of elevation and depression. Construction of labelled diagrams from written statements.

Radians, arcs and sectors

The circle: radian measure of angles; length of an arc; area of a sector.

Unit circle and exact values

Definition of cosθ, sinθ in terms of the unit circle. Definition of tanθ as Exact values of trigonometric ratios of 0, , , , and their multiples. Extension of the sine rule to the ambiguous case.

Trigonometric identities

The Pythagorean identity cos2θ + sin2θ = 1. Double angle identities for sine and cosine. The relationship between trigonometric ratios.

Circular functions and their graphs

The circular functions sinx, cosx, and tanx; amplitude, their periodic nature, and their graphs Composite functions of the form f (x) = asin(b(x + c)) + d. Transformations. Real-life contexts.

Trigonometric equations

Solving trigonometric equations in a finite interval, both graphically and analytically. Equations leading to quadratic equations in sinx, cosx or tanx.

Reciprocal and inverse trigonometric functions

Definition of the reciprocal trigonometric ratios secθ, cosecθ and cotθ. Pythagorean identities: The inverse functions f (x) = arcsinx, f (x) = arccosx, f (x) = arctanx; their domains and ranges; their graphs.

Compound angle identities

Compound angle identities. Double angle identity for tan.

Symmetry of trigonometric graphs

Relationships between trigonometric functions and sin(π the symmetry properties of their graphs.

Introduction to vectors

Concept of a vector; position vectors; displacement vectors. Representation of vectors using directed line segments. Base vectors i, j, k. Components of a vector: v1 v = v2 = v1i + v2 j + v3k. v3 Algebraic and geometric approaches to the following: • the sum and difference of two vectors • the zero vector 0, the vector −v • multiplication by a scalar, kv, parallel vectors • magnitude of a vector, |v|; unit vectors, • position vectors OA = a, OB = b • displacement vector AB = b − a Proofs of geometrical properties using vectors.

Scalar product of vectors

The definition of the scalar product of two vectors. The angle between two vectors. Perpendicular vectors; parallel vectors.

Vector equation of a line

Vector equation of a line in two and three dimensions: r = a + λb. The angle between two lines. Simple applications to kinematics.

Intersecting, parallel and skew lines

Coincident, parallel, intersecting and skew lines, distinguishing between these cases. Points of intersection.

Vector product

The definition of the vector product of two vectors. Properties of the vector product. Geometric interpretation of | v × w |

Equations of a plane

Vector equations of a plane: r = a + λb + μc, where b and c are non-parallel vectors within the plane. r · n = a · n, where n is a normal to the plane and a the position vector of a point on the plane. Cartesian equation of a plane ax + by + cz = d.

Intersections of lines and planes

Intersections of: a line with a plane; two planes; three planes. Angle between: a line and a plane; two planes.


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