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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
GM6-6
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-GEO-SHP-P-Y10-01
Resources
- Finding Lengths Using Sine Rule Practice GridQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- Sine Rule
- opposite side-angle pair
- non-right-angled triangle
- included angle
- degrees
- significant figures
Task goals
- Identify which side is opposite each labelled angle.
- Select a complete known side-angle pair before substituting into the Sine Rule.
- Rearrange the Sine Rule to calculate a missing side.
- Find a third angle first when it is needed to form the required opposite pair.
- Round final side lengths to the stated accuracy and include units.
- Use the Sine Rule more than once to calculate two missing sides or a perimeter.
Where this fits
What leads into this objective, and where it goes next.
Before
Introduction to Trigonometry: Finding an Angle
Applications of Trigonometric Ratios: Finding Lengths
Applications of Trigonometric Ratios: Finding Angles
You are here
Using the Sine Rule to find missing sides
Next
Year 10 is the last year of this phase — the curriculum lists nothing after this. No extension resources on the site yet.
Also under GM6-6:
For teachers
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