Free worksheet and solutions · OCR A A Level · H556
Radians Sine Cosine and Phase Worksheet
A-level physics radians and phase worksheet with worked answers: use sine and cosine, choose calculator mode, draw oscillation graphs and find all trigger times.
What is covered
Questions and skills covered
The worksheet contains 6 pages of printable questions. A separate 6-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.
- Radian definition using arc length and radius
- Degrees-to-radians conversion
- Period, frequency and angular frequency
- Phase advance and calculator RAD/DEG modes
- Choose signed sine or cosine from initial position and direction
- Displacement predictions and inverse-trig phase recovery
- Amplitude, period and equation from a displacement-time graph
- Draw a phase-shifted time trace
- Phase differences and lead/lag language
- Find both sine solutions within one cycle
- Select a trigger time using the time window and direction of motion
- Supplied kinetic-energy fraction and doubled frequency
- Distinguish sin squared of an angle from sine of the squared angle
About this activity
An oscillating inspection camera is synchronised using a circular timing disc, then compared with a second head. A separate free-oscillation calibration tests the squared-sine energy relation.
Before you start
Basic rearrangement, trigonometry and inverse trigonometry; Frequency, period and sinusoidal oscillations; Kinetic energy and total mechanical energy
Specification fit
This shared PDF includes the applicable boards’ references and a board-neutral footer. Choose an eligible course below and check the scope before assigning it.
- AQA A Level 7408 · Mathematical skills · 3.6.1.1, 3.6.1.2, 3.6.1.3
- OCR A A Level H556 · Mathematical skills · 5.2.1(a), 5.2.1(b), 5.2.1(c), 5.3.1(a), 5.3.1(b), 5.3.1(d), 5.3.1(g), 5.3.2(a)
OCR A A Level Physics Worksheets
H556 · 5.2.1(a), 5.2.1(b), 5.2.1(c), 5.3.1(a), 5.3.1(b), 5.3.1(d), 5.3.1(g), 5.3.2(a)
Choose the correct pathway: Guided mathematical skills applied to an oscillating inspection camera head, its circular timing disc and a synchronised second head. Radians, calculator mode, signed sine/cosine models, graph construction, phase and multiple inverse-trig solutions. A separate free undamped calibration uses a supplied kinetic-energy fraction to distinguish sin squared from sine of a squared angle. Selected A-level circular-motion, SHM and energy applications; not complete topic coverage. Shared A-level pair only; no automatic AS/GCSE route or required-practical tag.
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