Trigonometry Assistant
In this Excel file you will see an Instructions page, an Input Page and two Calculation pages; one for computing angles, one for computing sides. Below are screenshots of this program to give you a better idea of what it looks like and how it functions.
Instructions Page
Input Page
On this screen the user will input three values; one angle and two lengths of
sides. One of the three must be x, the unknown that is to be solved.
Note how the diagram of the triangle updates to show the student data input.
A button will appear at the bottom of the screen. By clicking it, the
student will see the setup trig problem be solved step by step with customized
commentary notes.
Solution Screen
Note the customized feedback based on the student input data:
The rest of the Solution Screen from above:
The other Solutions Screen which is activated when the length of a
side is the unknown:
The rest of the Solutions Screen from above is shown here:
Interested in using this calculator? Please contact
Pete Esser at SWTC for directions on how to
obtain a copy.
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