Trigonometry SOL Prep

Triangle Trigonometry

• T.TT.1 — Determine trigonometric ratios in right triangles and solve for missing sides and angles, including contextual problems.
• T.TT.2 — Find areas and solve for sides/angles in non-right triangles using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines.

Circular Trigonometry

• T.CT.1 — Determine angle measures, sketch angles, and find trigonometric values using circular trigonometry.
• T.CT.2 — Develop and apply properties of the unit circle to determine trigonometric function values.

Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

• T.GT.1 — Graph and analyze trigonometric functions and apply them to represent periodic phenomena.
• T.GT.2 — Graph the six inverse trigonometric functions.

Identities and Equations

• T.IE.1 — Evaluate expressions involving trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions.
• T.IE.2 — Simplify and verify trigonometric identities using basic identities.
• T.IE.3 — Solve trigonometric equations and inequalities algebraically and graphically.

What is on the Trigonometry SOL test?

Trigonometry is organized into 4 strands: Triangle Trigonometry, Circular Trigonometry, Graphs of Trigonometric Functions, Identities and Equations.

How many standards does Trigonometry cover?

Trigonometry covers 9 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 4 strands.