Year 9 Worksheet 3: Right-angled Triangles

Question 1: Answer the following.

(1) The length of the hypotenuse of the triangle below can be found as:

A. c = 4² + 3² B. c² = 4² - 3²

C. c² = 3² - 4² D. c² = 3² + 4²

(2) For the right-angled triangle below, find the value of a to 3 d.p:

A. 1.091 B. 0.70 C. 1.103 D. 1.908 E. 0.950

(3) If a right-angled isosceles triangle has a hypotenuse of 12 cm, what is

the length of its other two sides?

A. 6√5 B. 5√6 C. 6√2 D. 2√6 E. 7

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(4) For the right-angled triangle shown:

𝑏 𝑏
A. cos(d) = 𝑎
B. cos(d) = 𝑐

𝑐 𝑎
C. cos(d) = 𝑎
D. cos(d) = 𝑐

(5) The value of sin(45॰) correct to 4 d.p is:

A. 0.5736 B. 0.7070 C. 0.5735 D. 0.8307 E. 0.7071

(6) If the angle a = 30॰, find x:

A. 7 B. 7.5 C. 8.5 D. 9 E. 12

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(7) If the angle b = 50॰, find x:

A. 7.254 B. 4.499 C. 10.890 D. 6.7547 E. 8.394

(8) Find the value of c in the diagram, correct to 4 significant figures.

A. 34.85 B. 34.8499 C. 0.6082 D. 55.15 E. 9.973

(9) An inclined ramp has an angle of 24° to the horizontal. If this ramp
extends 4.8 meters up the wall, what is the length of the ramp when
rounded to the nearest meter?

A. 10 m B. 11 m C. 12 m D. 13m E. 14m

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(10) The bearing of A from O is 150°. The bearing of O from A is:

A. 30° B. 210° C. 280° D. 310° E. 330°

Question 2: Answer the following.

1 Find the unknown length and correct it to 2 decimal places.

a.

b.

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 c.

2 For the diagram below, find:

a. BC

b. AD

c. DE

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3 Two observation decks in a skyscraper, located on opposite sides
of the building, are at heights of 8 meters and 12 meters above the
ground level. If these decks are connected by a 16-meter long
skywalk, what is the horizontal distance (rounded to 1 decimal
place) between the two observation decks?

4 Determine the length of the diagonal x in a cube with side = 8.8 cm

using Pythagoras’s theorem (correct to 3 d.p).

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5 Find the height of the pyramid below using Pythagoras’s theorem
(correct to 3 d.p).

6 Find the value of each pronumeral, correct to two decimal places.

Hint: SOH CAH TOA
a.

b.

c.

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7 In a construction scenario, an extension ladder is initially set up
against a building. If the ladder is initially placed so that it reaches 4
meters up the wall, and the base of the ladder is 5.5 meters away
from the wall:

a. What is the original length of the ladder to two decimal places?

b. If the ladder’s length is extended by 1.2 meters without moving its

base, what is the maximum height the ladder can reach, rounded to
two decimal places?

c. In a different scenario, the ladder is placed closer to the wall so

that its base is only 350 centimeters away from the wall if it is not
extended.
i. What is the maximum height the ladder can reach in this new
position, rounded to two decimal places?

ii. How does this new maximum height compare to the original
height from part a?"

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8 A pilot departs from Tasmania and flies 657.4 km, on a bearing of
040° to reach Melbourne. The plan is to continue to fly to Sydney,
but due to a severe thunderstorm between Melbourne and Sydney,
the pilot deviates from the course, flying an additional 662.9 km on a
060° bearing to Canberra. From there, the pilot turns on a bearing of
20° and flies 286 km to finally reach Sydney, where more cargo is
delivered. Afterward, she takes off again, covering 917.1 km at a
55° angle to reach Brisbane.

a. Draw a diagram and label all the given measurements.

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b. How far East of its starting point is the plane?

i. Tasmania to Melbourne.

ii. Melbourne to Canberra.

iii. Canberra to Sydney.

iv. Sydney to Brisbane.

c. How far North of its starting point is the plane?

i. Tasmania to Melbourne.

ii. Melbourne to Canberra.

iii. Canberra to Sydney.

iv. Sydney to Brisbane.

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d. Calculate the extra kilometers the pilot flew to avoid the storm.

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Answer Key
Question 1: Answer the following.

(1) The length of the hypotenuse of the triangle below can be found as:

A. c = 4² + 3² B. c² = 4² - 3²

C. c² = 3² - 4² D. c² = 3² + 4²
Answer: D. c² = 3² + 4²

(2) For the right-angled triangle below, find the value of a to 3 d.p:

A. 1.091 B. 0.70 C. 1.103 D. 1.908 E. 0.950

Answer: A. 1.091

(3) If a right-angled isosceles triangle has a hypotenuse of 12 cm, what is

the length of its other two sides?

A. 6√5 B. 5√6 C. 6√2 D. 2√6 E. 7

Answer: C. 6√2

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(4) For the right-angled triangle shown:

𝑏 𝑏
A. cos(d) = 𝑎
B. cos(d) = 𝑐

𝑐 𝑎
C. cos(d) = 𝑎
D. cos(d) = 𝑐

Answer: D. cos(d) = a/c

(5) The value of sin(45॰) correct to 4 d.p is:

A. 0.5736 B. 0.7070 C. 0.5735 D. 0.8307 E. 0.7071

Answer: E. 0.7071

(6) If the angle a = 30॰, find x:

A. 7 B. 7.5 C. 8.5 D. 9 E. 12
Answer: B. 7.5

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(7) If the angle b = 50॰, find x:

A. 7.254 B. 4.499 C. 10.890 D. 6.7547 E. 8.394

Answer: C. 10.890

(8) Find the value of c in the diagram, correct to 4 significant figures.

A. 34.85 B. 34.8499 C. 0.6082 D. 55.15 E. 9.973

Answer: A. 34.85

(9) An inclined ramp has an angle of 24° to the horizontal. If this ramp
extends 4.8 meters up the wall, what is the length of the ramp when
rounded to the nearest meter?

A. 10 m B. 11 m C. 12 m D. 13m E. 14m

Answer: C. 12 m

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(10) The bearing of A from O is 150°. The bearing of O from A is:

A. 30° B. 210° C. 280° D. 310° E. 330°

Answer: E. 330°

Question 2: Answer the following.

1 Find the unknown length and correct it to 2 decimal places.

Answer:

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