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Ch 10 Applications of Trigonometry GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question Page 1 of 4

Applications of Trigonometry
Conventional Questions
1. [14-15 Final Exam, #2]
In Figure 1, AB and CD are the vertical heights of a A Figure 1
building and a tree respectively. The angles of depression 50
of C and D from A are 50 and 60 respectively and AB = 60
C
60 m.

(a) Find the horizontal distance between the building


and the tree. (2 marks) B D
(b) Find the height of the tree. (2 marks)

2. [14-15 Final Exam, #12]


N
Alice and Kitty walk from town A to town C by two different routes.
Alice first walks 80 m to B in a direction of 300, then she walks 130 m B
to C in a direction of 200. Kitty first walks due south to D, then she
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walks due west to C.
(a) Sketch the routes of Alice and Kitty in Figure 6. (1 mark)
(b) Find the distance travelled by Kitty. (3 marks) A

Figure 6

3. [15-16 Final Exam, #7]


In Figure 2, the scale of the map is 1 : 5 000. AB is a straight road and is measured to be
2.5 cm long on the map.
A
(a) Find the gradient of AB. (2 marks) 400 m
(b) Find the inclination of AB. (1 mark) 300 m
B
200 m
100 m

Figure 2
4. [15-16 Final Exam, #16]
Peter walks 150 m to the library B in a direction of 300 from his home A, and then walks
250 m in a direction of 225 to a church C. N
(a) Sketch the route. (1 mark)
A
(b) Find the shortest distance between his home A and the church C. (3 marks)

Form 3 GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question


Ch 10 Applications of Trigonometry GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question Page 2 of 4

5. [16-17 Final Exam, #16]


In Figure 6, a car travels from town P in a direction of S32W towards town Q which is 45 km
away. Several hours later, the car leaves Q and goes to town R. The bearings of R from P and Q
are S9E and S58E respectively. Find the distance between town Q and town R?
(3 marks)
N

45 km
N 32
9
Q

58

R
Figure 6

6. [17-18 Final Exam, #15]


Ben is playing a mobile phone game in which monsters can be detected within a distance
of 200 m. The compass bearing of a fixed monster P from Ben’s home Q is
S68°W. After walking due west for 400 m to the library R, the compass bearing of
monster P from Ben is S24°W. Ben continues walking due west and he is nearest to
monster P at T. Can he detect monster P at T? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

N N

T R Q

Figure 6

Form 3 GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question


Ch 10 Applications of Trigonometry GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question Page 3 of 4

7. [17-18 Final Exam, #16]


In Figure 7a, O, A and B are 3 points on the horizontal
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ground. It is given that OA = 6 m and OB = 6 3 m. The true
bearings of O from A and B are 340° and 250° respectively. B
(a) Write down AOB. Hence find AB. O (2 marks)
(b) In Figure 7b, OP is a vertical lamp with height 3 m
which is located at O and AB is a road. C is a point on
AB such that it has the shortest distance from the lamp.
(i) Name the angle between AP and OAB . (1 mark) N
Figure 7a
(ii) Name the angle between PAB and OAB .
(1 mark)
(iii) Hence, find the angle between PAB and A
OAB .
(2 marks)
P
B

A 7b
Figure

8. [18-19 Standardized Test 2, 2]


Figure 2 shows a contour map of the scale 1 : 100 000. AB is a straight road, where
A is on the contour line 300 m and B is on the contour line 250 m. AB is measured to
be 3 cm long on the map. Find the gradient of AB in the form 1 : n.
(2 marks)

300 m A

B 250 m
150 m
Scale 1 : 10 000

Form 3 GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question


Ch 10 Applications of Trigonometry GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question Page 4 of 4

9. [18-19 Final Exam, 13]


In Figure 6, Lighthouse B is 50 km due East of Lighthouse A, while Pier C is 40 km due North
of Lighthouse A.

A B

Figure 6

(a) Find the true bearing of Lighthouse B from the Pier C. (2 marks)
(b) A ship starts travelling at a bearing of N38°E from Lighthouse A with a speed of 25 km/h at
9:00 a.m. When will the distance between the ship and Lighthouse B be the shortest? Give
the answer correct to the nearest minute. (3 marks)

10. [18-19 Final Exam, 14]


In Figure 7, Joe is standing on the ground at point A and AC is a slope of gradient 9 : 40. B is
a point on the ground vertically below C. It is given that the distance between A and B is 8 m.
(a) Find the length of BC. (2 marks)
(b) It is given that the eye level of Joe above the ground (h m) equals to the length of BC.
Joe walks along the slope AC for 4.92 m to D.
(i) Write down the length of CD. (1 mark)
(ii) The angle of elevation of the top T of a tree TC from Joe’s eyes is now 62°. Find
the height of the tree TC. (3 marks)
T

hm D

A
B
Figure 7

Form 3 GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Conventional Question

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