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TN-MATH-IB-13495 · v1.-6

Tangent Ratio

IB Diploma · Math · Trigonometry · College Board (AP/SAT)

Grade

IB Diploma

Subject

Math

Topic

Trigonometry

Subtopic

Tangent Ratio

Curriculum

College Board (AP/SAT)

Difficulty

Foundation

Time

10 minutes

Total marks

37

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise tangent ratio accurately in math contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of tangent ratio in the student's own words.
  • Apply tangent ratio to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 10 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 2 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.State one fact you already know about tangent ratio.

    [1]
  2. 2.State one fact you already know about tangent ratio.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 2 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Complete the key term used in tangent ratio described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete the key term used in tangent ratio described here: item 2.

    [1]

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Tangent Ratio

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 3 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Identify part 1 using the rule for tangent ratio.

    [1]
  2. 2.Identify part 2 using the rule for tangent ratio.

    [1]
  3. 3.Work out part 3 using the rule for tangent ratio.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Continue the working for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Continue the working for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Solve part 1 on tangent ratio without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Work out fully part 2 on tangent ratio without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Calculate part 3 on tangent ratio without help.

    [2]

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Tangent Ratio

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Prove the statement in part 1 about tangent ratio.

    [3]
  2. 2.Deduce the statement in part 2 about tangent ratio.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.Apply a real math situation that depends on tangent ratio.

    [3]
  2. 2.Apply a real math situation that depends on tangent ratio.

    [3]

Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for tangent ratio is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Explain why a student's method for tangent ratio is or is not efficient.

    [4]

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Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with tangent ratio and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Record how confident you feel with tangent ratio and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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