Trigonometry-Questions
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A. . ECE Board November 2002
5 f the complement of the angle theta
! is 25 of its supplement/ then theta is
.
5 .
.
2 A. 45 degree
degree
". . 05 degree
5
!
". 6, degree
#. #. !, degree
4
A. 2, degree
degree 1,. ECE Board November 2002
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ind the value of % in the e&uation f log of 2 to the 3ase 2 plus log of %
csc % * cot % + ! to the 3ase 2 is e&ual to 2/ then the
π value of % is
A. A. 2
4
. =2
π
. ". =1
16 #. !
π
".
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π $olve the e&uation cos 2 A + 1= cos2 A
#. A. 45, D !15,
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. 45, D 215,
22. ECE Board April 1998 ". 45, D !45,
A man finds the angle of elevation of #. 45, D 245,
the top of a tower to 3e !, degrees.
He wal:s 85 m nearer the tower and 20. ECE Board November 1998
finds its angle of elevation to 3e 6, "sc 52, degrees is e&ual to
degrees. hat is the height of the A. csc 2, degrees
tower? . cos 2, degrees
A. 0!.61 ". tan 45 degrees
. 28 #. sin 2, degrees
". !, .2!
#. 82.!6 28. ECE Board April 1999
hat is 48,, mils e&uivalent in
2!. ECE Board April 1998 degrees?
ind the angle in mils su3tended 3y A. 25,,
a line 1, yards long at a distance of . 2!,,
5/,,, yards. ". 20,,
A. 2.,4 mils #. 22,,
. 1,.6! mils
". 1,.0! mils 2. ECE Board April 1999
#. 4 mils November 2000
"os4 A < sin4 A is e&ual to .
24. ECE Board April 1998 A. cos2A
oints A and / 1,,,m apart are . cos 4A
plotted on straight highway running ". sin 2A
Bast and est. rom A/ the 3earing #. sin 2A
of a tower " is !2 degree est of
Corth and from / 3earing of " is 26 !,. ECE Board April 1999
degree Corth of east. Appro%imate $in ( < A) is e&ual to . hen
the shortest distance of tower " to + 20,, and A is an acute angle.
the highway. A. < cos A
A. !04 m. . cos A
. !64 m. ". <sin A
". 6!6 m. #. sin A
#. !84 m.
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f sec2 A is 52/ the &uantity 1 < sin 2 A !6. ECE Board November 1999
is e&uivalent to November 2001
A. ,.4, A central angle of 45° su3tends an
. 1.5 arc of 12 cm. what is the radius of
". 1.5 the circles?
#. 1.25 A. 12.!8 cm.
. 15.28 cm.
!2. ECE Board November 1999 ". 14.28 cm.
A railroad is to 3e laid < off in a #. 11.28 cm.
circular path. hat should 3e the
radius if the trac: is to 3e change !0. ECE Board November 1999
direction 3y !, degrees at a distance Fiven' y + 4cos2E. #etermine its
of 150.,8m? amplitude.
A. !,, A. 2
. 28,
. 8
". 2,
". 2
#. !5,
#. 4
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f (2log4 %) < (log 4) + 2/ find %.
f A **" + 18,° and tan A * tan *
A. 12
. 15 tan " + 5.60/ find the value of tan A
". 1! tan tan ".
#. 14 A. 5.60
. 6.15
!4. ECE Board November 1999 ". 8.1!
November 2001 #. .12
f arctan (E) * arctan (1!) + π4/ the
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value of % is
-hree times the sine of a certain
1
A. angle is twice of the s&uare of the
2 cosine of the same angle. ind the
1 angle.
.
4 A. !,°
1 . 6,°
".
! ". 45°
1 #. 1,°
#.
5
4,. ECE Board April 2001
$olve angle A of an o3li&ue triangle
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A"/ if a + 25/ 3 + 16 and " + 4.1
f tan4A + cot 6A/ then what is the
degrees.
value of angle A?
A. 52 degrees and 4, minutes
A. °
. 54 degrees and !, minutes
. 12° ". 5, degrees and 4, minutes
". 1,° #. 54 degrees and 2, minutes
#. 14°
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A. !
41. ECE Board April 2003 . !
f tan A + 1! and cot + 2/ tan (A=) ". 2
is e&ual to .
#. 2
A. 110
. =10
". =11 0 40. ECE Board April 200!
#. 10 Fiven' log (2% =!) + I. $olve for % if
the 3ase is .
42. ECE Board April 2003 A. !
-hree circles with radii !/ 4 and 5 . 12
inches/ respectively are tangent to ". 4
each other e%ternally. ind the #. 5
largest angle of a triangle formed 3y
Goining the centers. 48. ECE Board November 200!
A. 02.6 degrees hat is the value of % if log (3ase %)
. 05.1 degrees 126 + 4?
". 0!.! degrees A. 5
#. 0!.! degrees . !
". 6
4!. ECE Board April 2003 #. 4
( sec A + tan A ) 4. ECE Board April 2001
ind the value of if
( sec A − tan A ) f sin A + 2.5% and cos A + 5.5%/ find
csc A + 2. the value of A in degrees.
A. 4 A. 54.!4
. 2 . 24.44
". ! ". !5.04
#. 1 #. 45.2!
44. ECE Board November 2003 5,. ECE Board April 2001
f og 2 +%/ log ! + y/ what is log 2.4 -riangle A" is a right triangle with
in terms of % and y? right angle at ". f " + 4 and the
A. !% * 2y =1 altitude to the hypotenuse is a 1/ find
. !% * y = 1 the area of the triangle A".
". !% * y *1 A. 2.4!
#. !% < y * 1 . 2.,0
". 2.11
45. ECE Board November 2003 #. 2.0,
$implify the e%pression 4 cos y sin y
(1 < 2 sin 2 y) 51. ECE Board April 2001
A. sec 2y -he measure of 2.25 revolutions
. cos 2y countercloc:wise is
". tan 4y A. 81,°
#. sin 4y . =81,°
". 8,5°
46. ECE Board November 2003 #. =825°
f 2 log ! (3ase %) * log 2 (3ase %)
+2 * log 6 (3ase %)/ then % e&uals
.
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52. ECE Board November 2001 50. ECE Board November 1991
f cot 2A cot 68 + 1/ then tan A is -he captain of a ship views the top
e&ual to . of a lighthouse at an angle of 6, o
A. ,.41 with the horiontal at an elevation of
. 41 6 meters a3ove sea level. ive
". ,.14 minutes later/ the same captain of
#. 14 the ship views the top of the same
lighthouse at an angle !, , with the
5!. ECE Board April 2002 horiontal. Assume that the ship is
April 1999 moving directly away from the
Assuming that the earth is a sphere lighthouseD determine the speed of
whose radius is 64,, :m/ find the the ship. -he lighthouse is :nown to
distance along a !=degree arc at the 3e 5, meters a3ove sea level. $olve
e&uator of the earthJs surface. the pro3lems 3y trigonometry.
A. !!!.1, :m A. 4,.16
. !!5.1, :m . 22.16 m min
". 5!!.1, :m ". 1,.16 m min
#. !5!.,1 :m #. 12.16 m min
54. ECE Board November 1998 58. ECE Board April 1992
-wo triangles have e&ual 3ases. -he Fiven'
altitude of one triangle is ! units + A sin t * cos t
more than its 3ase and the altitude K + A cos t < sin t
of the other triangle is ! units less rom the given e&uation/ derive
than its 3ase. ind the altitudes/ if another e&uation showing the
the areas of the triangle differ 3y 21 relationship 3etween / K and A and
s&uare units not involving any of the
A. 4 and 1, trigonometric function of angle t.
. 4 and 26 A. P 2 - Q2 =A 2 +B 2
". 6 and 14
#. 0 and 2! . P 2 +Q2 =A 2 +B2
". P 2 - Q 2 =A 2 - B2
55. ECE Board November 1996
#. P 2 +Q2 =A 2 - B2
f sin A + 2.511%/ cos A + !.,6% and
sin 2A + !.6%/ find the value of %?
A. ,.265 5. ECE Board April 1993
. ,.256 B%press 45o in mils
". ,.625 A. 8,,, mils
#. ,.214 . 8,, mils
". 8, mils
56. ECE Board April 1991 #. 8 mils
ind the value of if it is e&ual to
sin21o +sin2 2o +sin2 3o +...
+sin290o
A. 45.5
. ,
". infinity
#. indeterminate
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61. ECE Board April 2000 66. ECE Board April 1998
f A * * " +18, and tan A * tan 21
*-an " + 5.60/ find the value of tan ! ÷
Arc tan 2 cos arcsin ÷ is
A tan tan "
2 ÷
A. 5.60
. 1.08
e&ual to'
". 6.05
π
#. 1.8 A.
!
62. ECE Board March 1996 π
$olve for % in the e&uation' .
8
∏ π
Arctan 2x +Arctan x = ".
4 4
A. ,.218
π
. ,.281 #.
". ,.182 6
#. ,.86
60. ECE Board April 1998
6!. ECE Board April 1998 -wo electrons have speed of ,.0c
-he side of the triangle are 8/ 15/ 10 and % respectively at an angle of
units. f each side is dou3led/ how 6,.82 degrees 3etween each other.
many s&uare units will the area of f their relative velocity is ,.65c/ find
the new triangle 3e? %.
A. 21, units A. ,.12c
. 2,, units . ,.16c
". 18, units ". ,.15c
#. 24, units #. ,.14c
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68. ECE Board April 1998 0!. "roblem#
A man finds the angle of elevation of -wo sides of a triangle measures 6
the top of a tower to 3e !, degrees. cm. and 8 cm/ and their included
He then wal:s 85 m nearer the tower angle is 4,°ind the third side.
and found its angle of elevation to 3e A. 5.2!4 cm
6, degrees. hat is the height of the . 4.256 cm.
tower? ". 5.144 cm.
A. 5.2! #. 5.6!2 cm.
. 45.,1
". 06.!1 04. "roblem#
#. 0!.61 Fiven a triangle' " + 1,, °/ a + 15/
3 + 2,. ind c'
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f an e&uilateral triangle is . !4
circumscri3ed a3out a circle of ". 4!
radius 1, cm/ determine the side of #. !5
the triangle.
A. !4.64 cm 05. "roblem#
. 64.12 cm Fiven angle A+ !2 degree/ angle
". !6.44 cm + 0, degree/ and side c + 20 units.
#. !!.51 $olve for side a of the triangle.
A. 1,.6! units
0,. "roblem# . 1, units
-he angle formed 3y two curves ". 14.6! units
starting at a point/ called the verte%/ #. 12 units
in a common direction.
A. horn angle 06. "roblem#
. inscri3ed angle n triangle A"/ angle " + 0,
". dihedral angle degreesD angle A + 45 degreesD A +
#. e%terior angle 4, m. hat is the length of the
median drawn from the verte% A to
01. "roblem# side "?
-he hypotenuse of a right triangle is A. !6.8 meters
!4 cm. ind the length of the . !0.4 meters
shortest leg if it is 14 cm shorter than ". !6.! meters
the other leg. #. !0.1 meters
A. 16 cm
. 15 cm 00. "roblem#
". 10 cm -he area of the triangle whose
#. 18 cm angles are 61 °J!2JJ/ !4°14J46JJ/ and
84°!5J42JJ is 68,.6,. -he length of
02. "roblem#
the 3isector of angle ".
A truc: travels from point M
A. !5.5!
northward for !, min. then eastward
. 54.!2
for one hour/ then shifted C !, °. if
". 52.4!
the constant speed is 4,:ph/ how far #. 62.54
directly from M/ in :m. will 3e it after
2 hours?
A. 4!.5
. 40.
". 45.2
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". 2 2
#. 6 2
1,4. "roblem#
-he angle of elevation of point "
from point is 2 °42JD the angle of 1,8. "roblem#
A cloc: has a dial face 12 inches in
elevation of " from another point A
radius. -he minute hand is inches
!1.2 m. directly 3elow is 5 °2!J. How
long while the hour hand is 6 inches
high is " from the horiontal line
long. -he plane of rotation of the
through A?
minute hand is 6 inches long. -he
A. !5.1 meters
plane rotation of the minute hand is
. 52.! meters
2 inches a3ove the plane of rotation
". 40.1 meters
of the hour hand. ind the distance
#. 66. meters
3etween the tips of the hands at
5'4, AM.
1,5. "roblem#
A. 8.2! in.
A rectangle piece of land 4, m % !,
. 1,.65 in.
m is to 3e crossed diagonally 3y a
". .10 in.
1,=m wide roadway as shown. f the
#. 11.25 in.
land cost 1/5,,.,, per s&uare
meter/ the cost of the roadway is'
1,. "roblem#
A. 4,1.1,
f the 3earing of A from is $ 4, °/
. 6,/165.,,
then the 3earing of from A is'
". 651/5,,.,,
#. 6,1/65,.,, A. $ 4,°
. $ 5,°
1,6. "roblem# ". C 4,°B
A man improvises a temporary #. C 05°
shield from the sun using a
triangular piece of wood with 11,. "roblem#
dimensions of 1.4 m/ 1.5 m/ and 1.! A plane hillside is inclined at an
m. ith the longer side lying angle of 28 degree with the
horiontally on the ground/ he props horiontal. A man wearing s:is can
up the other corner of the triangle clim3 this hillside 3y following a
with a vertical pole ,. m long. hat straight path inclined at an angle of
would 3e the area of the shadow on 12 degree to the horiontal/ 3ut one
the ground when the sun is vertically without s:is must follow a path
overhead? inclined at an angle of 5 degree with
A. ,.5m2 the horiontal. ind the angle
. ,.05m2 3etween the directions of the two
". ,.84m2 paths.
#. ,.5 m2 A. 1,.24 degree
. 1!.21 degree
1,0. "roblem# ". 10.22 degree
A rectangular piece of wood 4 % 12 #. 15.56 degree
cm tall is tilted at an angle of 45
degrees. ind the vertical distance 111. "roblem#
3etween the lower corner and the -he sides of the triangle A" are A
upper corner. + 15 cm/ " + 18 cm/ "A + 24 cm.
A. 4 2 ind the distance from the point of
intersection of the angle 3isectors to
. 8 2
side A.
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141. "roblem#
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2 8
150. "roblem# A.
$olve for % if "osh % * $inh % + 5
0.!8 3 10
A. 2 .
. 1, 20
". 1 4 10
#. e% ".
15
158. "roblem# 3 8
ind % if "osh 2 % < $inh 2 % * tanh 2 % #.
10
* sech 2 %+ "osh % * $inh %
A. 1
. ln 2 162. "roblem#
". e% $implify the e%pression sec θ = (sec
#. %=% θ) sin 2 θ
A. "os 2 θ
15. "roblem# . "os θ
-riangle EQR has 3ase angles E + ". $in θ
52 degrees and R + 6, degrees #. $in 2 θ
distance ER + 4,, m long. A line A
which is 2, m long is laid out parallel
16!. "roblem#
to ER.
A flagpole is places on top of the
1. "ompute the area of triangle EQR.
pedestal at a distance of 15 m from
2. "ompute the area of AER.
the o3server. -he height of the
!. -he area of AQ is to 3e divided
pedestal is 2,m. f the angle
into two e&ual parts. "ompute the
su3tended 3y the flagpole at the
length of the dividing line which is
o3server is 1, degrees.
parallel to A.
1. "ompute the angle of elevation of
the flagpole.
16,. "roblem#
2. "ompute the height of the
flagpole.
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18,. "roblem#
104. "roblem# -he is the line or line segment
-he e&uation 2 sinh % cosh % is that divides the angle into two e&ual
e&ual to' parts.
A. e=% A. angle 3isector
. e% . apothem
". cosh % ". perpendicular 3isector
#. sinh 2% #. terminal side
105. "roblem#
ind the value of sin (, °*A) 181. "roblem#
A. cos A sin A. are the lines 3isecting the
. < cos A angles formed 3y the sides of the
". cos A triangles and their e%tensions.
#. <sin A A. B%secants
. nternal angle 3isector
106. "roblem# ". erpendicular 3isector
f sin(% * y) + ,.066 and sin (% < y) #. B%terior angle 3isectors
+,.10!6. ind sin % cos y.
A. ,.65 182. "roblem#
. ,.60!2 -he two legs of the triangle are !,,
". ,.468 and 15, each/ respectively. -he
#. ,.856! angle opposite the 15, m side is 26
degree. hat is the third side?
100. "roblem# A. !41.08 m
. 218.61 m
$olve for θ if coth2% < csch2 % +
". 282.15 m
e%secant θ.
#. 105.2! m
A. 45°
. !,° 18!. "roblem#
". 6,° -he sides of the triangular lot are
#. 2,° 1!,/ 18, and 18, m. -he lot is to 3e
divided 3y a line 3isecting the
108. "roblem# longest side and drawn from the
A transformation consisting of a opposite verte%. ind the length of
constant offset with no rotation or the line.
distortion. A. 12,
A. screw . 24,
. translation ". 125
". reflection #. 2,,
#. torsion
184. "roblem#
10. "roblem# -he sides of the triangle are 15/
An angle whose endpoints are 150 and 21,/ respectively. hat is
located on a circleJs circumference the area of the triangle?
and verte% located at the circleJs A. 14/ 586.2
center . 28/ 586
A. central angle ". 16/ 586.2
. e%terior angle #. 41/ 586.2
". supplementary angle
#. complementary angle 185. "roblem#
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186. "roblem#
A Meralco tower and a monument
stand on a level plane. -he angles of
1,. "roblem#
depression of the top and 3ottom of
the monument viewed from the top A rotation com3ined with an
e%pansion or geometric con =
of the Meralco tower at 1! degrees
and !5 degrees respectively. -he traction.
A. screw
height of the tower is 5, m. ind the
height of the monument. . shift
". twirl
A. !!.541 m
. 64.12 m #. twist
". !2.1,
#. !6.44 m 11. "roblem#
ind the sin % if 2sin% * !cos% = 2 + ,
180. "roblem# A. 1 and 5 1!
. ! and 5 15
A wire supporting a pole is fastened
to it 2, feet from the ground and to ". 15 and 5 1!
#. 1 and =5 1!
the ground 15 feet from the pole.
#etermine the length of the wire and
the angle it ma:es with the pole. 12. "roblem#
A. 25 ft/ !6.80 degrees f sin A + 4 5/ A in &uadrant / sin
+ 0 25/ in &uadrant / find the sin
. 25 ft/ 5!.10 degrees
". 24 ft/ !6.80 degrees (A * )
A. 2 5
#. 24 ft/ 5!.10 degrees
. ! 5
". 4 5
188. "roblem#
oint A and are 1,, m apart and #. 6 5
are of the same elevation as the foot
of a 3uilding. -he angles of elevation 1!. "roblem#
f sin A + 2.50 %D cos A + !.,6%/ and
of the top of the 3uilding from points
A and are 21 degrees and !2 sin 2A + !.!%/ find the value of the
%.
degrees respectively. How far is A
from the 3uilding in meters? A. ,.15,
. ,.1,,
A. 25.28
. !25.,, ". ,.25,
#. ,.!5,
". 454.85
#. 512.,5
14. "roblem#
18. "roblem# if cos θ + ! 2 / then find the value
of % if % + 1= tan 2 θ?
A. 2 !
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. 4 !
". 8
#. 1
15. "roblem#
f sin θ = cos θ + = 1!/ what is the
value of sin 2θ?
A. 8
. 4
". 1, 12
#. 1, 15
A. 41°14J48P/ 6!°1,P48P
. 45°2!J4!P/ 66°12J45P
16. "roblem# ". 4,°1!J!5P/ 66°12J45P
Fiven the parts of the spherical #. 22°24J!P/ 6,°12J45P
triangle'
A + 6,°!,J 18. "roblem#
3 + !8°15J rom the given parts of the spherical
a + 4,°!,J triangle A"/ compute for the angle
A.
A + 52°!,J
+ 48°!4J
" + 12,°15J
A. 45°!5J
. 44°!,J
". 40°4!J
#. 46°4,J
10. "roblem#
n the spherical triangle shown/ A. 128°42J
following parts are given'
. 50°16J
A + 4,°18J
". 141°!2J
" + 05°,,J
#. 114°16J
c + 1,,°1,J
3 + 65°25J 1. "roblem#
-he is an imaginary rotating
sphere of gigantic radius with the
earth located at its center.
A. celestial sphere
. chronosphere
". e%osphere
#. astrological sphere
2,,. "roblem#
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