Part of that is the way it's taught. Students are taught the "unit circle" and its relationship to trigonometry, but many fail to make the leap on how crucial circles are for trig functions. With ...

Therefore since the trig equation we are solving is sin and it is positive (0.5), then we are in the first and second quadrants. We have already found the first solution which is the acute angle ...

Learn how to solve trigonometric equations in Higher Maths involving multiple or compound angles and the wave function in degrees or radians.