Unit 3 Trigonometric Equations and Applications
  
Equations and Applications of Sine Waves
1Simple Trigonometric Equations
Objective: To solve simple trigonometric equations and to apply them.
2Sine and Cosine Curves
Objective: To find equations of different sine and cosine curves and to apply these equations.
3Modeling Periodic Behavior
Objective: To use trigonometric functions to model periodic behavior.
Identities and Equations
4Relationships Among the Functions
Objective: To simplify trigonometric expressions and to prove trigonometric identities.
5Solving More Difficult Trigonometric Equations
Objective: To use trigonometric identities or technology to solve more difficult trigonometric equations.
Essential Questions
 What approaches can be used to verify an identity?
 What is the best approach that can be used to verify an identity?
Key Concepts
Concept:1. amplitude
Concept:2.axis
Concept:3.cofunctions
Concept:4. conic section
Concept:5. direction angle
Concept:6. frequency
Concept:7. horizontal shift, vertical shift
Concept:8. inclination of a line
Concept:9. period of a function, periodic behavior
Concept:10. pythagorean relationships
Concept:11. trigonometric equations
Concept:12.trigonometric identities
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 Analytic Trigonometry

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