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Hints On Solving Trigonometry Problems: (Sol: 5'71m)

This document provides hints on how to solve trigonometry problems. It advises the reader to [1] draw diagrams when not provided, [2] mark right angles and known values, [3] identify what needs to be calculated, [4] draw additional lines to create right triangles if needed, [5] determine which trigonometric function is appropriate, and [6] check for reasonable answers. It then provides examples of trigonometry word problems and their solutions.

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Hints On Solving Trigonometry Problems: (Sol: 5'71m)

This document provides hints on how to solve trigonometry problems. It advises the reader to [1] draw diagrams when not provided, [2] mark right angles and known values, [3] identify what needs to be calculated, [4] draw additional lines to create right triangles if needed, [5] determine which trigonometric function is appropriate, and [6] check for reasonable answers. It then provides examples of trigonometry word problems and their solutions.

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Hints on solving trigonometry problems

If no diagram is given, draw one yourself.


Mark the right angles in the diagram.
Show the sizes of the other angles and the lengths of any lines that are known
Mark the angles or sides you have to calculate.
Consider whether you need to create right triangles by drawing extra lines.
Decide whether you will need Pythagoras theorem, sine, cosine or tangent.
Check that your answer is reasonable. As you know the hypotenuse is the
longest side in a right triangle.
EXERCISES

1. A pole of length 6 m leans against a vertical wall. The angle


between the pole and the horizontal is 72. Calculate the height of
the top of the pole. (Sol: 571m)
2. An isosceles triangle has sides of length 8 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm.
Are you able to figure out the sizes of the angles in this triangle?
(Sol: 67,98 i 44,50)

3. The longest side of a football pitch has a mesure of 96m and the diagonal makes an
angle of 25 with this side. What is the mesure of the other side? (Sol: 44,77m)
4. Calculate the area of a garden whose shape is octogonal and its side measures 5m.
(Sol: 120,7m2)

5. Neil sees a rocket at an angle of elevation of / 3 radians. If Neil is located at 2


Kms from the basis of the rocket , how high is the rocket?
6. A balloon is hovering 800 m above a lake. The balloon is observed by the crew of a
boat as they look upwards at an angle of / 6 rad. But 25 seconds later, the crew had
to look at an angle of 65 degrees to see the balloon. How fast was the balloon
travelling?
(Sol:40m/s)
7. A plane is approaching your home, and you assume that it is traveling at
approximately 550 Km per hour. If the angle of elevation of the plane is 16 degrees at
one time and ten minutes later the angle is 57 degrees, approximate the altitude.
(Sol:

32,38Km)

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