Looking for more revision? There are videos, diagrams and more on calculating the area of a triangle using trigonometry in this National 5 Maths guide. National 5 Maths - Calculating the area of a ...

Being able to identify which formula to use, sine or cosine, and when, is necessary to answer questions on this topic successfully. Check you are confident in how to use the sine and cosine rules.

Trigonometry is the branch of mathematics that explains the relationship between sides and angles of a triangle. In a right angled triangle the three sides are perpendicular, base and hypotenuse, as ...