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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 cosine 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 7.8 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 4.5 metre ladder, how high can it reach up a wall?
Round your answer to 3 significant figures.

     

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14) Luke is looking up at a spaceship. The direct distance from Luke to the spaceship is 13 [1]  
km.
The vertical distance from Luke to the spaceship is 9 km.
Calculate the angle of elevation from Luke to the spaceship, giving your answer to 1
decimal place.

     

15) The angle of elevation from Austin to a balloon is 44 °. [1]  


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

     

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Solutions for the assessment Trigonometry - finding sides and angles

a 6
1) Hypotenuse is BC, Adjacent is AB, Opposite is AC 2) cosine of angle ACB =   =  
h 10

3)  x = 4.10 cm 4)  x = 5.09 cm

5)  x = 66.8 ° 6)  x = 6.39 cm

7)  x = 8.65 cm 8)  x = 6.25 cm

9)  x = 60 ° 10)  x = 5.34 cm

11)  x = 36.9 ° 12) Distance = 2.02 m

13) Height = 4.35 m 14) Angle of elevation = 43.8 °

15) Distance = 5.56 km

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