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Trigonometry - finding sides and angles

Name : Class : Date :

Mark : /15 %

1) Identify which sides are the hypotenuse, adjacent and opposite to the given angle ABC [1]  

           

     

2) Express the sine of angle ACB as a ratio of the sides of triangle ABC [1]  

     

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3) Find  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. [1]  

     

4) Find  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 3 significant figures [1]  

     

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5) Find angle  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 1 decimal place. [1]  

     

6) Find  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 3 significant figures [1]  

     

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7) Find  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 3 significant figures [1]  

     

8) Find  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. [1]  

     

9) Find angle  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 1 decimal place. [1]  

     

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10) Find  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. [1]  

     

11) Find angle  x in the triangle below, giving your answer to 1 decimal place. [1]  

     

12) A safe angle for a ladder is about 75 ° from the ground. [1]  
If you have a 3.8 metre ladder, how far from a wall should you place the base of the ladder?
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

     

13) A safe angle for a ladder is about 75 ° from the ground. [1]  
If you have a 3.5 metre ladder, how high can it reach up a wall?
Round your answer to 3 significant figures.

     

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14) Holly is looking up at a helicopter. The direct distance from Holly to the helicopter is [1]  
16 km.
The vertical distance from Holly to the helicopter is 11 km.
Calculate the angle of elevation from Holly to the helicopter, giving your answer to 1
decimal place.

     

15) The angle of elevation from Rose to a helicopter is 46 °. [1]  


The horizontal distance from Rose to the helicopter is 4 km.
Calculate the direct distance from Rose to the helicopter, giving your answer to 3
significant figures.

     

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Solutions for the assessment Trigonometry - finding sides and angles

o 3
1) Hypotenuse is BC, Adjacent is AB, Opposite is AC 2) sine of angle ACB =   =  
h 6

3)  x = 5.60 cm 4)  x = 2.18 cm

5)  x = 58 ° 6)  x = 5.96 cm

7)  x = 6.36 cm 8)  x = 6.88 cm

9)  x = 41.4 ° 10)  x = 20.5 cm

11)  x = 38.7 ° 12) Distance = 0.984 m

13) Height = 3.38 m 14) Angle of elevation = 43.4 °

15) Distance = 5.76 km

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