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1. Shown below is a right-angled triangle.

Use trigonometry to work out the size of angle x.

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Work out the size of angle x

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3. ABC is a right-angled triangle

Work out the size of the angle marked x.

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4. Below is a right-angled triangle.

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Use trigonometry to work out the length x.

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cm

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Work out the length x.

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6.

Work out the length of RT.

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7. Triangle ABC has a right
angle. Angle BAC is 25°
AC = 12.5cm

Calculate the length of AB

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8. DEF is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the size of angle DEF.

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Work out the length of side x.

Include suitable units.

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10. Shown is a right-angled triangle

sin30∘ = 0.5

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Work out the value of x

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11. A ladder is placed against a vertical wall.
To be safe, it must be inclined at between 70° and 80° to the ground.

(a) Is the ladder safe?

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(b)Calculate the length of the ladder.

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12. A ramp is built to help people enter a building.
The start of the ramp is 2.1 metres from the base of the
building. The ramp has a height of 20 centimetres.

Calculate the size of angle y.

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°
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13. Shown below is right-angled triangle DEF.

Angle E is 12° larger than

angle D Work out the length of

DE.

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cm
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14. The diagram shows two right-angled triangles.

Calculate the value of x.

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cm
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15. Two right-angled triangles are shown
below. AB is 10cm
BC is 3cm
Angle BCD is 65°

Calculate the size of angle ABD

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°
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16. The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the length of side x.

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cm
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17. ABC is a right-angled triangle.

anx = 0.6
Work out the length of BC

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cm
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18. Shown below are right-angled triangles, ABD and BCD.

AB = 15cm

Angle ABD = 70°

Angle ABD : Angle DBC = 5 : 2

Work out the length of CD

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cm
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19. ABCD is a rectangle.

BD = 9cm
Angle BDC = 40°

(a) Work out the length of BC

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cm
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(b) Work out the perimeter of rectangle ABCD

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cm
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20. Shown below is a parallelogram.

Calculate the area of the parallelogram.

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cm²
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21. A regular hexagon can be divided into 6 equilateral
triangles. The diagram below shows one of the
equilateral triangles.

(a) Use trigonometry to find the height, x, of the equilateral triangle.

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cm
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(b)Calculate the area of the equilateral triangle.

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cm²
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(c) Calculate the area of the hexagon.

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cm²
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22. Shown below is isosceles triangle, ABC, where AB = BC

(a) Work out the size of angle BAC

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(b) Work out the size of angle ABC

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23. Humphrey is flying a kite.

The handle is held 80cm above the

ground. The kite is on a string which is
8m long.
The string makes an angle of 63° with the horizontal.

Calculate the height of the bottom of the kite above the ground.

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m
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24. A helicopter leaves Bristol and flies due east for
10 miles. Then the helicopter flies 8 miles north
before landing.

(a) Work out the direct distance of the helicopter from Bristol.

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miles
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(b)Calculate the bearing of the helicopter from Bristol.

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25. A boat is approaching a cliff with a lighthouse on top.
The cliff is 100m high and the lighthouse is 30m tall.

The angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the lighthouse is 20°

(a) Calculate the distance of the boat from the base of the cliff.

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(b)Work out the angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the cliff.

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26. ABCD is a trapezium

Angle BAD = 74°

CD = 19.2cm
AB =
26cm AM
= 2.5cm

Work out the size of angle ABC.

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°
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