A story for Trigonometry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzG79JO334

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A story that I use with my Year 10s each year about using Trigonometry "in the field". I used to work in telecommunications, and used trigonometry to calculate the height of trees.

2 February 2013 Edit: 9 November 2017

Topics:
MeasurementTrigonometry
Content Type:
VideoYouTube
NSW Curriculum K - 10
Measurement and spacePythagoras and trigonometryMA5-TRG-C-01 Trigonometry AMA5-TRG-C-02 Trigonometry B
NSW Mathematics Standard Stage 6 Syllabus
MeasurementMS-M3 Right-angled Triangles
NSW Mathematics Standard 11-12 Syllabus (2024) New
Measurement

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