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This document contains a 13 question assessment on using the sine rule, cosine rule and area rule to solve problems in trigonometry. Each question provides information about a triangle and asks the reader to calculate a specific value such as the size of an angle, length of a side or the area/perimeter of the triangle. The solutions are provided after the questions.

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Sine Rule, Cosine Rule and Area Rule - 1

This document contains a 13 question assessment on using the sine rule, cosine rule and area rule to solve problems in trigonometry. Each question provides information about a triangle and asks the reader to calculate a specific value such as the size of an angle, length of a side or the area/perimeter of the triangle. The solutions are provided after the questions.

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Sine Rule, Cosine Rule and Area Rule

Name : Class : Date :

Mark : /13 %

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

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

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

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4) Find x in the triangle below, rounding your answer to 1 decimal place. [1]

5) Find the size of angle x, giving your answer to 1 decimal place. [1]

6) The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking [1]
stations A and B, which are 60 km apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two
stations, the angles of elevation at A and B are measured to be 86.4 ° and 85 °, respectively.
Find how far the satellite is from station A and how high the satellite is above the ground.
Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

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

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

9) Points A and B are separated by a building. To find the distance between them, a [1]
surveyor locates a point C such that angle CAB =42.9 °.
The distance AC = 400 m and BC = 471 m.
Find the distance from A to B, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

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

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11) The area of triangle ABC is 140 cm2. Find the length of x, giving your answer to 3 [1]
significant figures.

12) The area of triangle ABC is 280 cm2 . Find the size of angle x, giving your answer to 3 [1]
significant figures.

13) The area of triangle ABC is 109 cm2 . [1]


Find the perimeter of triangle ABC, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

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Solutions for the assessment Sine Rule, Cosine Rule and Area Rule

1) x = 16.9 cm 2) x = 63.6 °

3) x = 24.4 cm 4) x = 45.3 °

5) acute angle x = 34.3 °, obtuse angle x = 145.7 ° 6) Distance = 2446.43 km, Height = 2441.6 km

7) x = 17.4 cm 8) x = 42.8 °

9) Distance = 325 m 10) Area = 167 cm2

11) x = 12.6 cm 12) x = 76.9 °

13) Perimeter = 52.9 cm

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