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Trigonometry Unit Assignment

Formulas:
opposite adjacent 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
a2 + b 2 = c 2 tan  = cos  = sin 𝜃 =
adjacent hypoteneuse ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑠𝑒

1. The value of length AC, to the nearest tenth is

A. 0.1 cm
B. 2.1 cm
C. 7.2 cm
D. 7.5 cm

2. The value of a is

14
A. 14 cos 51 B.
cos 51
14
C. 14 tan 51° D.
tan 51

3. The value of x, to the nearest tenth of a degree is

A. 29.3° B. 35.0°

C. 61.9° D. 72.3°

Use the following information to answer the next three questions.

4. The value of sin Y is

5 5
A. B.
4 3
3 4
C. D.
5 5

5. Angle Z, to the nearest tenth, is

A. 0.6° B. 0.8° C. 36.9° D. 53.1°

6. The statement that is false is

A. cos Y = sin Z C.
sin 𝑌
tan 𝑌 = cos 𝑌
B. sin Y = cos Z D. tan Y = tan Z
 7. A tree has a height of 10.6 feet, casts a shadow of six feet. The angle of elevation of the sun is

A. 30° B. 34° C. 56° D. 60°

8. A guy wire to a pole makes an angle of 71.4° with the level ground and is 13.8 feet from the pole
at ground level. Determine how far above the ground the guy wire is attached to the pole.

A. 4.6’ B. 13.1’ C. 14.6’ D. 41.0’

9. The length of AC, to the nearest metre, is

A. 103 m C. 70 m
B. 87 m D. 54 m

Use the following information to answer the next three questions

The diagram shows how a horse breeder has used fencing to divide
a parcel of land into two triangular paddocks for his horses. Each of
the line segments represents fencing.

10. The length of the fencing represented by DF is

A. 0.58 km B. 0.62 km C. 0.79 km D. 0.89 km

11. The value of sin G is

A. 0.68 B. 0.73 C. 0.80 D. 47

Numerical Response 1

The total area of the two triangular paddocks, to the nearest 0.1 km2 is ______.
 Numerical Response 2

Determine the area of the following triangle to the nearest square centimeter.

12. ABC is isosceles with AB = CB . The area of the triangle is 30 cm2 and AC = 12 cm.
The measure of ABC , to the nearest degree is

A. 23° B. 45° C. 50° D. 100°

13. From a lighthouse window 30.0 m above sea level, the angles of depression of two buoys which are
in a direct line from the lighthouse are 15° and 26° respectively. To the nearest tenth of a metre, the
distance between the buoys is _______.

A. 173.5
B. 165.5
C. 50.5
D. 24.4

Use the following diagram to answer the next two questions.

14. The length of MN, to the nearest centimeter is

A. 9 cm B. 38 cm C. 54 cm D. 59 cm

Numerical Response 3

The length of LP, to the nearest centimeter is ______.

The angle of elevation from the top of the Pi Hotel to the top of the Sigma Office Building is 17°.
The angle of depression from the top of the Pi Hotel to the foot of the Sigma Office Building is 60°.
The height of the Pi Hotel is 150 m.

Determine the height of the Sigma Office Building to the nearest meter.

Numerical Response 5

ABCDE is a square based pyramid with vertical height 14 cm. K is the midpoint of CD and angle
AKL = 70 . To the nearest degree, the measure of angle ACK is ______.

Numerical Response 6

In the diagram, DEFG is a square of side 12 cm and GH = 15 cm.

Multiple Choice Answer Area

Written Response:
Show all work for full marks. No marks will be given for just the answer. [1 mark]

1. Algebraically determine the acute angle, to the nearest degree, formed between
3
the line 𝑦=− 𝑥 and the x – axis on the coordinate plane below.
4
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2. A. Draw a diagram to represent sin(𝐴) = 25 label all sides and angles (1 Mark)

B. Determine the trigonometric ratio for cos(𝐴) and tan(𝐴) (1 Mark)

cos(𝐴) =

tan(𝐴) =

C. Determine the measure of angle 𝐴 (1 Mark)

<𝐴=

D. A similar triangle with the same angle 𝐴 has a hypotenuse of 10. Draw the similar triangle and
label all sides and angles (1 Mark)

E. Determine the trigonometric ratio’s of the similar triangle for sin(𝐴), cos(𝐴) and tan(𝐴) (1
Mark)

sin(𝐴) =

cos(𝐴) =

tan(𝐴) =