8.4 Trigonometry
16. AB is a chord of a circle of radius Som and
centre O.
‘The perpendicular bisector of AB passes
through O and also bisects the angle AOB.
If AOB = 100° calculate the length of the
chord AB.
17. A chord XY of length 8 cm is drawn in a
circle of radius 6 cm, centre O. Calculate the
angle XOY.
18. A chord PO of length 10 om is drawn in a
circle with centre O. If the angle POQ is 88°
calculate the radius of the circle.
Exercise 12
1. A ship is due South of a lighthouse. It sails
on a bearing of 055° for a distance of 80 km
until it is due East of the lighthouse.
North
0 km
55%
‘How far is it now from the lighthouse?
2. A ship is due South of a lighthouse. It sails
on a bearing of 071° for a distance of 200 km
until it is due Bast of the lighthouse. How far
is it now from the lighthouse?
3, -An aircraft is due North of a radio tower. It
flies for a distance of 100 km on a bearing of
152° until it is due East of the tower. How far
is it now from the tower?
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4, An aircraft is due West of a control tower. It
flies on a bebring of 040° at a speed of 300
km/h for two hours until it is due North of
the tower. How far is it now irom the tower?
5. A ship is due North of a lighthouse. It sails
on a bearing of 200° at a speed of 15 knv/h for
five hours until it is due West of the
lighthouse. Hov. far is it now from the
lighthouse?‘
6. A submarine is due South of an underwater
port. It sails on a bearing of 300° for a
distance of 160 km until it is due West of the
port. How far is it now from the port?
7. Caleulate the length y.
8. From a horizontal distance of 40 m, the angle
of elevation to the top of a building is 35.4°.
From a point further away from the building
the angie of elevation is 20.2°. What is the
distance between the two points?