1- nov 2013/1/q19

The diagram shows a ladder of length 8 m leaning against a vertical wall.

M

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r.

SCALE
h 8m
A

56°
hm

Use trigonometry to calculate h.

Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
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Answer h = ............................................ m [3]

2- nov 2013/3/q16
Ya

628 m NOT TO
h SCALE

15°
ss

Calculate the length h.

Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
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Answer h = ........................................... m [3]

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 3- june 2014/1/q22a

North
NOT TO
SCALE
27 m B
A
M

34 m
r.

C
A

In the diagram, B is 27 metres due east of A.

C is 34 metres from A and due south of B.
hm

(a) Using trigonometry, calculate angle ACB.

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Answer(a) Angle ACB = ................................................ [2]

june 2014/2/q10
Ya

4-
C

8 cm NOT TO
ss

SCALE

28°
B A
er

Calculate the length of AB.

Answer AB = .......................................... cm [2]

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 nov 2014/1/q22b
5-

16 km P
North
NOT TO
SCALE
9 km

Q
M

The diagram shows the route of a ship that leaves a port, P.

It travels due west for 16 km and then changes course to due south for 9 km.
r.

(b) Use trigonometry to calculate the bearing of P from Q.

A
hm
ed
Ya

Answer(b) ................................................ [2]

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 6- june 2015/1/q11

NOT TO
11.2 cm SCALE

37°
M

B C

Calculate AB.
r.
A
hm

Answer AB = .......................................... cm [2]

ed

7- june 2015/3/q7

NOT TO
Ya

SCALE
5 cm
ss

x°
2 cm

Calculate the value of x.

er

Answer x = ................................................ [2]

269
 nov 2015/2/q10
8-

NOT TO
19.3 m
SCALE

B A
14.5 m
M

Use trigonometry to calculate angle ACB.

r.
A

Answer Angle ACB = ................................................. [2]

hm

nov 2015/3/q11
9-
ed

NOT TO
5 cm SCALE
2 cm
Ya

x°

Calculate the value of x.

ss
er

Answer x = ................................................ [2]

270
 march2016/2/q15
10-
C

NOT TO
3.5 m SCALE
M

B 0.9 m A

Calculate angle BAC.

r.
A
hm

Angle BAC = ................................................. [2]

june2016/3/q12
11-
ed

23 m NOT TO
SCALE
Ya

16°
A C

A ramp, AB, with length 23 m, slopes up at an angle of 16° to the horizontal, AC.
ss

Use trigonometry to calculate AC.

er

AC = .............................................. m [2]

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 12- nov 2016/1/q17

NOT TO
x cm
SCALE
15 cm

37º

Using trigonometry, calculate the value of x.

M
r.
A

x = ................................................ [3]
hm

13- nov 2016/2/q13

14 cm NOT TO
ed

x cm SCALE

32°
Ya

Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

ss
er

x = ................................................ [2]

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 14- march 2017/2 /q13

A
NOT TO
SCALE
6.2 m

x°
B C
13.8 m
M

Calculate the value of x.

r.
A
hm

x = .................................................. [2]

15- june 2017/2/q16

ed

7 cm NOT TO
4 cm SCALE
Ya

x°

Calculate the value of x.

ss
er

x = ................................................ [2]

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 16- june 2017/3/q20b

(b)
D
NOT TO
223 cm SCALE
52 cm

E F
M

Calculate angle DFE.

r.
A
hm

Angle DFE = ............................ [2]

17- nov 2017/2/q15

ed

8.1 cm NOT TO
6.4 cm SCALE
Ya

x°

Calculate the value of x.

ss
er

x = ...................................... [2]

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 18- nov 2017/3 /q17

NOT TO
SCALE
8.6 cm
M

52°
C A

ABC is a right-angled triangle.

r.

Use trigonometry to calculate BC.

A
hm

BC = .......................................... cm [3]
ed

19- march 2018/2/q23b

A
Ya

NOT TO
1.6 m SCALE
ss

B C
2.8 m
er

(b) Calculate the size of angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ............................ [2]

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 june 2018/2/q16
20-

NOT TO
8 cm SCALE

x°
5 cm
M

Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

r.
A

x = ................................................ [2]
hm

june 2018/3/q16
21-
ed

16 cm NOT TO
x cm SCALE
35°
Ya

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.

ss
er

x = ............................................ [2]

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 22- nov 2018/2/q7

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

NOT TO
16 cm
SCALE

52°
M

x cm

Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

r.
A
hm

x = ............................................... [2]

23- march 2019/2/q26b

C
ed

y cm

D
8.2 cm
NOT TO
Ya

5.3 cm SCALE

4.4 cm
ss

x°
A B

Triangles ABC and BCD are both right-angled triangles.

er

(b) Calculate the value of x.

x = .................................................... [2]

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 24- june 2019/1/q12

NOT TO
SCALE
12 cm
x cm

35°

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

M

Calculate the value of x.

r.
A
hm

x = ..................................... [2]

25- june 2019/2/13

ed

x° NOT TO
23 m SCALE
6.2 m
Ya

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.

ss
er

x = .............................................. [2]

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 26- june 2019/3/q24
D

NOT TO
SCALE
15 m

38°
M

A B 10.7 m C
r.

A vertical flagpole, BD, stands on horizontal ground and is held by two ropes, AD and CD.
AD = 15m, BC = 10.7 m and angle DAB = 38°.
A

(a) Using trigonometry, calculate BD.

hm
ed

BD = ................................................. m [2]

(b) Calculate CD.

Ya
ss
er

CD = ................................................. m [2]

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 27- nov 2019/1/q21

NOT TO
SCALE
x cm

43°
12 cm
M

Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

r.
A

x = ................................................... [3]
hm

28- nov 2019/3/q14

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

ed

NOT TO
SCALE
x cm
28 cm
Ya

31 cm

Show that the value of x is 41.8, correct to 3 significant figures.

ss
er

[2]

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 29-
27- march 2020/2/q17

NOT TO
SCALE
4.6 m
M

37°
B C
r.
A

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC.

Calculate AB.
hm

AB = ............................................. m [2]
ed

30- nov 2020/1/q21a

(a)
Ya

NOT TO
10 cm SCALE
x°
ss

18 cm

Calculate the value of x�

er

x = ������������������������������������������������ [2]

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 31- nov 2020/2/q22

NOT TO
SCALE

x cm

36°
22 cm
M

Show that the value of x is 27.2, correct to 3 significant figures.

r.
A
hm

[3]

june 2021/3/q24
ed

32-

NOT TO
30 cm SCALE
Ya

18 cm

x°

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

ss

Show that the value of x is 36.9, correct to 1 decimal place.

er

[2]

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 33-
nov 2021/3/q24

(a)
12.9 cm

NOT TO
8.6 cm SCALE
x cm
M

Calculate the value of x�

r.
A
hm

x = ������������������������������������������������ [2]

(b)

50° NOT TO
ed

y cm SCALE
3.8 cm
Ya

Show that the value of y is 5�9, correct to 2 significant figures�

ss

[3]
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