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Trigonometry 3 Area of NonRgT

The document explains how to calculate the area of non right-angled triangles using the formula A = 0.5 * a * b * sin(C), where a and b are the lengths of two sides and C is the included angle. It provides examples and exercises to practice these calculations, including finding angles and areas of various triangle configurations. Additionally, it includes harder examples and exercises for further understanding of the topic.

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Trigonometry 3 Area of NonRgT

The document explains how to calculate the area of non right-angled triangles using the formula A = 0.5 * a * b * sin(C), where a and b are the lengths of two sides and C is the included angle. It provides examples and exercises to practice these calculations, including finding angles and areas of various triangle configurations. Additionally, it includes harder examples and exercises for further understanding of the topic.

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Area of Non Right-Angled Triangles

3cm
Area = 0.5 x 3 x 7 x sin(59)
= 9.00cm2?
59°

7cm

1
! Area = 𝑎 𝑏 sin 𝐶
2
Where C is the angle wedged between two sides a and b.
Test Your Understanding
1
9 𝐴 = × 6.97 × 10 × 𝑠𝑖𝑛61
2 ?
= 30.48
6.97

61° 10

5 5

1
𝐴 = × 5 × 5 × sin 60
2 ?
25 3
= 5
4
Harder Examples
Q1 (Edexcel June 2014) Q2

6
7

8
Finding angle ∠𝐴𝐶𝐷:
sin 𝐷 sin 100 Using cosine rule to find angle
=
9 11 opposite 8:
𝐷 = 53.6829° 21
? − 53.6829 = 26.3171°
∠𝐴𝐶𝐷 = 180 − 100 cos 𝜃 =
84
1 ?
𝜃 = 75.52249°
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 Δ = × 9 × 11 × sin 26.3171 = 21.945 1
2 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = × 6 × 7
Area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 2 × 21.945 = 43.9 𝑡𝑜 3𝑠𝑓 2
× sin 75.5 … = 𝟐𝟎. 𝟑
Exercise 3 Find the area of each of these shapes.

Q2 Q3
Q1 Q4
5 1
3.6
3 100° 1 3.8 5
75°
8
Area = 7.39? 1 5.2 70°
3
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = =?
0.433 Area = 9.04?
4 Area = 8.03?
2cm
Q5 Q6 Q7
110°

? 2
Area = 3.11𝑐𝑚
49°
64° Q8
4.2m
3m
? 2
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 29.25𝑐𝑚 𝑃 is the midpoint of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝑄 the
midpoint of 𝐴𝐶. 𝐴𝑃𝑄 is a sector
of a circle. Find the shaded area. 5.3m
1 1
2
× 62 × sin 60 − 𝜋 32 = 10.9𝑐𝑚2
?
6 ?2
Area = 6.29𝑚

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