Students use their knowledge of the trigonometric functions sine, cosine, and tangent to calculate the length of sides of sails in a diagram of a yacht.
In this task students continue a triangular shape pattern with sticks to explore the rule used in the pattern. Students then use their understanding of the pattern rule to continue the pattern without the sticks.
In this practical task, students construct pyramid patterns using triangles. They then predict how many triangles would be needed for the next size pyramid and explain their rule.