Precalculus - Current Activities and Assignments

Classroom Expectations Chapter 4

9/18/07
(Tu)

 

Chapter 5.5 - Law of Sines

  • Solve Triangles (AAS, ASA and SSA) with Law of Sines

Assignment 5.5 / 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 19, 37, 40

9/19/07
(We)

 

Warmup 5.5

Chapter 5.6 - Law of Cosines

  • Solve (SSS, SAS) Triangles with Law of Cosines
  • Find the area of a triangle.

Assignment 5.6 / (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, Solve and find the area) 31, 32, 36

9/20/07
(Th)

 

Warmup 5.6

Chapter 5.1 - Fundamental Identities

  • Use Basic Trig Identities
  • Use Pythagorean Identities
  • Use Cofunction Identities
  • Use Odd-Even Identities
  • Simplify Trig Expressions
  • Solve Trig Equations

Assignment 5.1.1 / 1, 3, 4-7, 9, 11-13, 15-18

9/21/07
(Fr)

 

Chapter 5.5 - 5.6 Test

Using Trig Rules - PowerPoint
Sample Problems

Assignment 5.1.2 / 19-22, 25, 26, 29-30

9/24/07
(Mo)
 

Chapter 5.2 - Proving Trig Identities

  • Prove trig identities

Sample Problems
Assignment 5.2.1 / 7, 9, 10, 13, 15-18, 20, 29

9/25/07
(Tu)

 

Assignment 5.2.2 / 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 41, 42

9/26/07
(We)

 

Warmup 5.2

Chapter 5.3 - Sum and Difference Identities

  • Derive and apply the sum/difference identities of cos, sin and tan

Assignment 5.3 / 1, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 23, 47, 48

 

9/27/07
(Th)

 

Chapter 5.4 - Multiple Angle Identities

  • Apply double angle and half-angle formulas.

Assignment 5.4 / 15-17, 20-22, 31-33

9/28/07
(Fr)
 

Chapter 5 Review
Suggested Review Problems

  • 5.1 / 11, 15, 21
  • 5.2 / 7, 9, 21
  • 5.3 / 3, 13, 27
  • 5.4 / 13, 33

10/1/07
(Mo)

  Chapter 5 Test
10/2/07
(Tu)
 

Late Start - GDE

Solving equations with trig functions.

5.1.2 / 43, 45, 46, 48, 50-52, 54

10/3/07
(We)
 

Late Start - GDE

ALL CORRECTIONS AND MAKE-UP TESTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 12TH. IF YOU PLAN TO DO THE CORRECTIONS, YOU NEED TO GIVE ME 1-3 DAYS TO RETURN A MAKEUP TEST TO YOU.

More solving trig equations

5.4.2 / 5, 8, 9, 10

The chapter 5.4 test corrections must include a reason validating each step of the simplification or proof.

Example:

Simplify sin(-x) cos(x - Π/2)
-sin(x) sec(x)    odd/even rule and co-function rule
-sin(x) * 1/cos(x)     reciprocal function
-sin(x)/cos(x)      
-tan(x)            tangent rule

 

Note: All assignments and dates are subject to change.  
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