S5 Mathematics

S5 Mathematics (DSE Compulsory Part): Measures, Shape and Space — trigonometry and applications, circles (properties and equations), coordinate geometry, straight lines, variations, solid geometry and errors, with DSE-style examples and quizzes.

The order below is the recommended shallow-to-deep path.

Units 單元

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度量、圖形與空間 Measures, shape & space10/10 live

  1. 1Basic TrigonometryBasic
  2. 2Trigonometric ApplicationsIntermediate
  3. 3Basic Properties of CirclesBasic
  4. 4Coordinate GeometryBasic
  5. 5VariationsIntermediate
  6. 6Solid GeometryBasic
  7. 7Equation of a CircleIntermediate
  8. 8ErrorsBasic
  9. 9直線方程:斜率與三式Intermediate
  10. 10三角函數圖像與方程Intermediate
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1sin θ = ?

Q2Look up from below called?

Q3Diameter = ? × radius

Q4Two point distance formula = ?

Q5Direct variation formula = ?

Vocabulary book 生字簿

All terms, bilingual (printable).

S
Sine正弦

sin θ = opposite / hypotenuse.

C
Cosine餘弦

cos θ = adjacent / hypotenuse.

T
Tangent正切

tan θ = opposite / adjacent.

O
Opposite對邊

Side opposite angle θ.

A
Adjacent鄰邊

Side next to angle θ (not hypotenuse).

H
Hypotenuse斜邊

Longest side, opposite right angle.

S
Special angles特殊角

30°, 45°, 60°, have exact values.

S
SOHCAHTOA三角口訣

Sin=opp/hyp, Cos=adj/hyp, Tan=opp/adj.

A
Angle of elevation仰角

Angle from horizontal line looking up, e.g. look at mountain top.

A
Angle of depression俯角

Angle from horizontal line looking down, e.g. from mountain top look down.

B
Bearing方位角

Angle clockwise from north, three digits, e.g. 045°.

H
Horizontal水平線

Line parallel to ground.

V
Vertical垂直線

Line perpendicular to ground, up down direction.

R
Right triangle直角三角形

Right triangle formed after draw diagram.

S
Solve problem解應用題

Draw diagram, find right triangle, use trig ratio calculate answer.

D
Distances距離

Length between two points.

R
Radius半徑

Distance from center to circumference, r.

D
Diameter直徑

Through center, both ends on circumference, twice radius.

C
Chord弦

Line segment between two points on circle.

A
Arc弧

Curved part on circumference.

C
Central angle圓心角

Vertex at center, sides to circumference.

I
Inscribed angle圓周角

Vertex on circumference, sides to circumference.

P
Pi圓周率

π ≈ 3.14159, circumference = πd = 2πr.

A
Area面積

Circle area = πr².

C
Coordinates坐標

(x, y) represents a point on plane.

D
Distance距離

Length between two points, use distance formula.

M
Midpoint中點

Point exactly middle between two points.

S
Slope斜率

Line slope, = rise / run.

L
Line equation直線方程

y = mx + c, m slope, c y-intercept.

I
Intercept截距

Point where line intersects axis.

P
Parallel平行

Two lines same slope.

P
Perpendicular垂直

Two lines slope multiply = -1.

D
Direct variation正變

y directly proportional to x, y = kx.

I
Inverse variation反變

y inversely proportional to x, y = k/x.

J
Joint variation聯變

y directly x, inversely z, y = kx/z.

C
Constant of variation變分常數

Proportional constant k, need to find.

P
Proportional成正比

One changes, other changes same ratio.

R
Reciprocal倒數

1/x, e.g. reciprocal of 2 is 12.

G
Given已知

Numbers given in problem, used to find k.

F
Find unknown求未知

After find k, substitute other numbers find unknown.

V
Volume體積

Space solid takes up.

S
Surface area表面積

All surface area of solid.

P
Prism角柱

Two parallel polygon faces, sides rectangles.

C
Cylinder圓柱

Two parallel circular faces, side curved.

P
Pyramid角錐

Base polygon, top one point.

C
Cone圓錐

Base circle, top one point.

S
Sphere球

Round solid, e.g. ball.

B
Base area底面積

Area of solid base.

S
Standard form標準式

(x - h)² + (y - k)² = r², (h,k) center, r radius.

G
General form一般式

x² + y² + Dx + Ey + F = 0.

C
Center圓心

Center point of circle, (h, k).

R
Radius半徑

Distance from center to circumference, r.

C
Complete square配方法

Method change general form back to standard.

C
Center-radius form圓心半徑式

Standard form, directly see center and radius.

P
Point on circle圓上一點

Substitute point, if satisfy then on circle.

O
Origin原點

(0, 0) coordinate center.

A
Absolute error絕對誤差

Difference between measured and true value.

R
Relative error相對誤差

Absolute error / true value.

P
Percentage error百分誤差

Relative error × 100%.

M
Measured value量度值

Number measured with tool.

T
True value真實值

Actual accurate number.

S
Scale interval刻度間隔

What each mark on measuring tool represents.

M
Max error最大誤差

Half of scale interval.

A
Accuracy準確度

How accurate measurement is.

S
Slope斜率

The tilt of a line.

P
Point-slope form點斜式

y-y₁=m(x-x₁).

G
General form一般式

Ax+By+C=0.

P
Parallel lines平行線

Equal slopes.

P
Perpendicular lines垂直線

Slopes multiply to -1.

y
y-intercepty 軸截距

Where the line crosses the y-axis.

S
Simultaneous equations聯立方程

Solved to find the intersection.

C
Coordinate geometry坐標幾何

Geometry with coordinates.

P
Period週期

The repeat length: 360° for sin and cos.

A
Amplitude振幅

Maximum distance from the mean line.

M
Maximum value最大值

Both peak at 1.

M
Minimum value最小值

Both bottom out at -1.

B
Basic angle基準角

The acute angle from the calculator.

Q
Quadrant象限

Quadrants decide the sign.

T
Trigonometric equation三角方程

Equations with two solutions per cycle.

M
Modelling建模

Describing periodic phenomena mathematically.

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