3.

Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2022 HSC 3 MC

A tower has height metres.
From point , the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is as shown.

ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
Stage 6
Trigonometry (Adv), T1 Trigonometry and Measure of Angles (Adv)
Bearings (Y11)
3D Trigonometry (Y11)
Trig Ratios, Sine and Cosine Rules (Y11)
Teacher: Shantha Bose
Exam Equivalent Time: 130.5 minutes (based on allocation of 1.5 minutes per mark) Which of the following is the correct expression for the length of ?
A.

Questions B.
C.
1. Measurement, STD2 M6 SM-Bank 2 MC
D.
Which of the following expresses S60°W as a true bearing?
A. 4. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2010 HSC 10 MC
B.
A plane flies on a bearing of 150° from to .
C.
D.

2. Measurement, STD2 M6 SM-Bank 3 MC

Which of the following expresses S65°W as a true bearing?
A. 065°
B. 155°
C. 245°
D. 295°

What is the bearing of from ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
5. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2012 HSC 20 MC 6. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2014 HSC 23 MC
Town is 80 km due north of Town and 59 km from Town . The following information is given about the locations of three towns , and :
Town is 31 km from Town .
• is due east of
• is on a bearing of from
• is on a bearing of from .

Which diagram best represents this information?

What is the bearing of Town from Town ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2016 HSC 25 MC 8. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2008 HSC 17 MC
The diagram shows towns , and . Town is 40 km due north of town . The distance from to The diagram shows the position of , and relative to .
is 18 km and the bearing of from is 025°. It is known that is obtuse.

In the diagram,
is south-west of
is north-west of
is 165°

What is the bearing of from ?

(A)
What is the bearing of from ?
(B)
(A)
(C)
(B)
(D)
(C)
(D)
9. Measurement, STD2 M6 2019 HSC 4 MC
Which compass bearing is the same as a true bearing of 110°?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. Measurement, STD2 M6 2021 HSC 14 MC 11. Trigonometry, 2ADV’ T1 2008 HSC 6a
Consider the diagram below. From a point due south of a tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower , is 23°. From
another point , on a bearing of 120° from the tower, the angle of elevation of is 32°. The distance
N is 200 metres.

A NOT TO
E
25° SCALE

What is the true bearing of from ?

A.
B. i. Copy or trace the diagram into your writing booklet, adding the given information to your diagram. (1
mark)
C.
D.

ii. Hence find the height of the tower. Give your answer to the nearest metre. (3 marks)
12. Trigonometry, 2ADV’ T1 2010 HSC 5a
A boat is sailing due north from a point towards a point on the shore line.
The shore line runs from west to east.
In the diagram, represents a tree on a cliff vertically above , and represents a landmark on the
shore. The distance is 1 km.
From the point is on a bearing of 020°, and the angle of elevation to is 3°.
After sailing for some time the boat reaches a point , from which the angle of elevation to is 30°.

i. Show that . (3 marks)

ii. Find the distance . Give your answer to 1 decimal place. (1 mark)
13. Trigonometry, 2ADV’ T1 2015 HSC 12c
A person walks 2000 metres due north along a road from point to point . The point is due east of a
mountain , where is the top of the mountain. The point is directly below point and is on the
same horizontal plane as the road. The height of the mountain above point is metres.
From point , the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain is 15°.
From point , the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain is 13°.

i. Show that . (1 mark)

ii. Hence, find the value of . (2 marks)

14. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2004 HSC 3c 15. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2011 HSC 8a
In the diagram, the shop at is 20 kilometres across the bay from the post office at . The distance
from the shop to the lighthouse at is 22 kilometres and is 60°.
Let the distance be kilometres.

The diagram shows a point which is 30 km due west of the point .

The point is 12 km from and has a bearing from of 070°.
i. Find the distance of from . (2 marks)

i. Use the cosine rule to show that . (1 mark)

ii. Hence, find the distance from the post office to the lighthouse. Give your answer correct to the nearest
ii. Find the bearing of from . (2 marks) kilometre. (2 mark)
16. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2014 HSC 13d
Chris leaves island in a boat and sails 142 km on a bearing of 078° to island . Chris then sails on a
bearing of 191° for 220 km to island , as shown in the diagram.

i. Show that the distance from island to island is approximately 210 km. (2 marks)

ii. Chris wants to sail from island directly to island . On what bearing should Chris sail? Give your
answer correct to the nearest degree. (3 marks)
17. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2017 HSC 13a 18. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2005 HSC 27c
Using the cosine rule, find the value of in the following diagram. (3 marks)

x−4 13 NOT TO
SCALE

60°
x+4

The bearing of from is 250° and the distance of from is 36 km.

i. Explain why is . (1 mark)

ii. If is 15 km due north of , calculate the distance of from , correct to the nearest kilometre. (3
marks)
19. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2021 HSC 18 20. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2023 HSC 16
The diagram shows a triangle where = 25 cm, = 16 cm, = 28° and angle is The diagram shows a shape . The shape consists of a rectangle with an arc on
obtuse. side and with side lengths = 3.6 m and = 8.0 m.
The arc is an arc of a circle with centre and radius 2.1 m and .

What is the perimeter of the shape ? Give your answer correct to one decimal place. (4 marks)
Find the size of the obtuse angle correct to the nearest degree. (3 marks)
21. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2015 HSC 13a 22. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2007 HSC 4c
The diagram shows with sides cm, cm and cm.

i. Show that . (1 mark)

An advertising logo is formed from two circles, which intersect as shown in the diagram.
The circles intersect at and and have centres at and .

The radius of the circle centred at is 1 metre and the radius of the circle centred at is metres. The
length of is 2 metres.

i. Use Pythagoras’ theorem to show that . (1 mark)

ii. By finding the exact value of , determine the exact value of the area of . (2 marks)

ii. Find and . (2 marks)

iii. Find the area of the quadrilateral . (1 mark)

 23. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2009 HSC 5c
The diagram shows a circle with centre and radius 2 centimetres. The points and lie on the
circumference of the circle and .

iv. Find the area of the major sector . (1 mark)

v. Find the total area of the logo (the sum of all the shaded areas). (2 marks)

i. There are two possible values of for which the area of is square centimetres. One value
is .
Find the other value. (2 marks)

ii. Suppose that .

(1) Find the area of sector (1 mark)

(2) Find the exact length of the perimeter of the minor segment bounded by the chord and the arc
. (2 marks)
24. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2009 HSC 27b
A yacht race follows the triangular course shown in the diagram. The course from to is 1.8 km on a
true bearing of 058°.
At the course changes direction. The course from to is 2.7 km and .

i. What is the bearing of from ? (1 mark)

ii. What is the distance from to ? (2 marks)

iii. The area inside this triangular course is set as a ‘no-go’ zone for other boats while the race is on.
What is the area of this ‘no-go’ zone? (1 mark)
 26. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2007 26a
The diagram shows information about the locations of towns , and .

25. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2018 HSC 14a

In has length 3, has length 6 and is 60°. The point is chosen on side
so that bisects . The length is .

i. Find the exact value of the area of . (1 mark)

i. It takes Elina 2 hours and 48 minutes to walk directly from Town to Town .
Calculate her walking speed correct to the nearest km/h. (1 mark)

ii. Hence, or otherwise, find the exact value of . (2 marks)

ii. Elina decides, instead, to walk to Town from Town and then to Town .
Find the distance from Town to Town . Give your answer to the nearest km. (2 marks)

iii. Calculate the bearing of Town from Town . (1 mark)

 28. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2017 HSC 30c
The diagram shows the location of three schools. School is 5 km due north of school , school is 13
km from school and is 135°.

N
27. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2013 HSC 14c

5 km

NOT TO
135° B SCALE

13 km

The right-angled triangle has hypotenuse . The point is on such that , i. Calculate the shortest distance from school to school , to the nearest kilometre. (2 marks)

and .

Using the sine rule, or otherwise, find the exact value of . (3 marks)

ii. Determine the bearing of school from school , to the nearest degree. (3 marks)
29. Trigonometry, 2ADV* T1 2011 HSC 24c
A ship sails 6 km from to on a bearing of 121°. It then sails 9 km to . The
size of angle is 114°.

Copy the diagram into your writing booklet and show all the information on it.
i. What is the bearing of from ? (1 mark)

ii. Find the distance . Give your answer correct to the nearest kilometre. (2 marks)

iii. What is the bearing of from ? Give your answer correct to the nearest degree. (3 marks)
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