Questions

ADV: Trigonometry (Adv), T1 Trigonometry and Measure of Angles

(Adv) 1. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 SM-Bank 1 MC
Circular Measure (Y11) A windscreen wiper blade can clean a large area of windscreen glass, as shown by the shaded area
in the diagram below.
Teacher: Denis Vlismas
Exam Equivalent Time: 82.5 minutes (based on HSC allocation of 1.5 minutes approx.
per mark)

T1 Trigonometry and Measure of Angles

T1
Basic
Trigonometry
1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%

Trig Ratios, Sine and Cosine Rules *Analytics based on the average
3D Trigonometry contribution to the 2ADV HSC
Bearings exams over the past decade.
The windscreen wiper blade is 30 cm long and it is attached to a 9 cm long arm.
Circular Measure
The arm and blade move back and forth in a circular arc with an angle of 110° at the centre.
HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTION The area cleaned by this blade, in square centimetres, is closest to
T1 Trigonometry and Measure of Angles is a mixture of content that previously A. 786
belonged to the Standard 2, Mathematics and Ext1 courses. Our analysis has it
B. 1382
accounting for an estimated 6.3% of past papers.
C. 2573
This topic has been split into four sub-topics for analysis purposes: 1-Trig Ratios, Sine
D. 4524
and Cosine Rules (2.5%), 2- 3D Trigonometry (0.7%), 3-Bearings (1.3%) and 4-Circular
Measure (1.8%).
This analysis looks at the sub-topic Circular Measure.

HSC ANALYSIS - What to expect and common pitfalls

Circular Measure (1.8%) has been examined in 7 of the last 9 HSC exams, including
both exams of the new Advanced syllabus. Worth noting that the 2020 exam
allocated a significant 4-marks to this topic.
Circular measure questions have been well answered in recent years. We do flag this
warning: students are encouraged to carefully revise questions in the period 2005-
2010 which represent the highest levels of difficulty in this topic area, producing sub-
50% mean marks in 5 of the 6 years.
2. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2016 HSC 7 MC 4. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2014 HSC 11g
The circle centred at has radius 5. Arc has length 7 as shown in the diagram. The angle of a sector in a circle of radius 8 cm is radians, as shown in the diagram.

Find the exact value of the perimeter of the sector. (2 marks)

What is the area of the shaded sector

5. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2006 HSC 4a
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(B)

(C)

(D)

3. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2021 HSC 12 In the diagram, represents a garden. The sector has centre and

A right-angled triangle is cut out from a semicircle with centre . The length of the diameter The points and lie on a straight line and metres.
is 16 cm and = 30°, as shown on the diagram.
Copy or trace the diagram into your writing booklet.

Y i. Show that (1 mark)

NOT TO
SCALE ii. Find the length of . (2 marks)

iii. Find the area of the garden . (2 marks)

30° O
X Z
16 cm

a. Find the length of in centimetres, correct to two decimal places. (2 marks)

b. Hence, find the area of the shaded region in square centimetres, correct to one decimal place. (3
marks)
6. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2017 HSC 11e 9. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2013 HSC 13c
In the diagram, is a sector of the circle with centre and radius 6 cm, where The region is a sector of a circle with radius 30 cm, centred at . The angle of the sector is
. . The arc lies on a circle also centred at , as shown in the diagram.

NOT TO
6 cm
SCALE

30°
O 6 cm B

i. Find the exact value of the area of the triangle . (1 mark) The arc divides the sector into two regions of equal area.
ii. Find the exact value of the area of the shaded segment. (1 mark) Find the exact length of the interval . (2 marks)

7. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2004 HSC 4a 10. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2019 HSC 13b
The diagram shows a circle with centre and radius 20 cm.
The points and lie on the circle such that .

is a sector of a circle, centre and radius 6 cm.

The length of the arc is cm.
Calculate the exact area of the sector . (2 marks)

8. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2012 HSC 11f

The area of the sector of a circle with a radius of 6 cm is 50 cm². Find the perimeter of the shaded segment, giving your answer correct to one decimal place. (3 marks)

Find the length of the arc of the sector. (2 marks)

11. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2020 HSC 22 13. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2007 HSC 4c
The diagram shows a regular decagon (ten-sided shape with all sides equal and all interior angles
equal). The decagon has centre .

The perimeter of the shape is 80 cm.

An advertising logo is formed from two circles, which intersect as shown in the diagram.
By considering triangle , calculate the area of the ten-sided shape. Give your answer in square
centimetres correct to one decimal place. (4 marks) The circles intersect at and and have centres at and .

The radius of the circle centred at is 1 metre and the radius of the circle centred at is
12. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2005 HSC 4a metres. The length of is 2 metres.

i. Use Pythagoras’ theorem to show that . (1 mark)

ii. Find and . (2 marks)

iii. Find the area of the quadrilateral . (1 mark)

iv. Find the area of the major sector . (1 mark)

v. Find the total area of the logo (the sum of all the shaded areas). (2 marks)

A pendulum is 90 cm long and swings through an angle of 0.6 radians. The extreme positions of the
pendulum are indicated by the points and in the diagram.
i. Find the length of the arc . (1 mark)

ii. Find the straight-line distance between the extreme positions of the pendulum. (2 marks)

iii. Find the area of the sector swept out by the pendulum. (1 mark)
14. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2010 HSC 6b 15. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2009 HSC 5c
The diagram shows a circle with centre and radius 5 cm. The diagram shows a circle with centre and radius 2 centimetres. The points and lie on the
circumference of the circle and .
The length of the arc is 9 cm. Lines drawn perpendicular to and at and
respectively meet at .

i. There are two possible values of for which the area of is square centimetres. One
value is .

Find the other value. (2 marks)

ii. Suppose that .

i. Find in radians. (1 mark)

(1) Find the area of sector (1 mark)

(2) Find the exact length of the perimeter of the minor segment bounded by the chord and
ii. Prove that is congruent to . (2 marks)
the arc . (2 marks)
iii. Find the length of . (1 mark)

iv. Find the area of the shaded region. (2 marks)

16. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2008 HSC 7b

The diagram shows a sector with radius and angle where .

The arc length is .

i. Show that . (2 marks)

ii. Calculate the area of the sector when . (2 marks)

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Worked Solutions 3. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2021 HSC 12

1. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 SM-Bank 1 MC a.

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2. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2016 HSC 7 MC

4. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2014 HSC 11g

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MARKER'S COMMENT: Simply

finding the area of sector
achieved half marks in this
challenging question! Show your
working.

8. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2012 HSC 11f

² TIP: Many students find it easier to
think of the area of a sector by

calculating multiplied by the

area of a circle rather than
remembering a formula.
10. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2019 HSC 13b
11. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2020 HSC 22 12. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2005 HSC 4a

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4 ii.
18°
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18° x
4

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MARKER'S COMMENT: Know the

difference between the
² congruency proof of and
. Incorrect identification will
lose a mark.

iii.

♦♦ Mean mark below 30%.

MARKER'S COMMENT: Many
students struggled to work in
 radians. Make sure you understand
this concept.
15. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 2009 HSC 5c

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iv.

♦ Mean mark 35%.

ii. (1)

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ii. (2)
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