It's easy to assume that a student knows the meaning of all the words used in the Year 6 SATS maths vocabulary.. ... but, just in case, here's a list of some of the more common maths terms used. These have been taken from SATS papers 2001 - 2013. I hope they are useful and please do let me know if I've missed any! Angles Angles are formed when 2 straight lines meet at a … [Read more...]
How to use sin, cos and tan to find the size of an angle in right angle triangles
'How to use sin, cos and tan to find the size of an angle in right angle triangles' .. can seem a little daunting.. but they are used extensively in maths and have some real, practical applications. Watch the video and try the quick test. Click here to try the Quick Test SohCahToa You can use sin, cos and tan - some of the "trigonometric functions" to find the size of an … [Read more...]
How to use sin, cos and tan to find the length of a missing side in a right angle triangle
How to use sin, cos and tan continues... .. with a video on finding the missing length in a right angle triangle. Watch the video and try the quick test. Click here to try the Quick Test SohCahToa As before you can use SOHCAHTOA to calculate, although, in this case, you'll need to: know the length of one side know the size of one of the acute angles A typical exam … [Read more...]
How to use Pythagorus to work out the length of a side of a triangle
Excellent GCSE Grade C type question … [Read more...]
How to work out the area of a triangle
There's the 'official' formula 1/2(bxd) ... or you could just create a rectangle and halve it. … [Read more...]