Republic of the Philippines How far is the ship from the pier?

NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY 13. From a point A on the ground, the angle of
Main Campus I, Dumaguete City elevation to the top of a tall building is 24.1ᴼ. From
FINAL REQUIREMENT IN TRIGONOMETRY a point B, which is 600 feet closer to the building,
the angle of elevation is measured to be 30.2ᴼ.
A. Please solve for each of the following word Find the height of the building.
problems. 14. A pilot measures the angles of depression to two
1. Some wire connects from a pole to a point on the ships to be 40ᴼ and 52ᴼ. If the pilot is flying at an
ground at an angle of depression of 80 degrees. On elevation of 35,000 feet, find the distance between
the ground, the wire is 4.5 feet from the pole. How the two ships.
much wire is used? How high up the pole is the wire 15. The angle of elevation from Lone Pine to the top of
connected? Mt. Whitney is 10ᴼ50’. A man travelling 7
2. A 5 feet post is supposed to be vertical, but it is 4 kilometers from Lone Pine along a straight level
inches out of alignment at the top. What is the angle road toward Mt. Whitney, finds the angle of
of lean? How high does it reach? elevation to be 22ᴼ40’. Find the height of the top of
3. A 5 feet post is supposed to be vertical, but it is 4 Mt. Whitney along the level road.
inches out of alignment at the top. What is the angle 16. Two golfers are aiming for the green. The golfers
of lean? How high does it reach? are 60 meters apart and the angles are shown in
4. At a certain distance, the angle of elevation to the the diagram. What distance will each golfer have to
top of a building is 60 degrees. From 40 feet further hit the ball in order to reach the pin?
back, the angle of elevation is 45 degrees. Find the
height of the building.
5. A building is 60 feet high. From a distance at point A
on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of
the building is 40 degrees. From a little nearer at
point B, the angle of elevation is 70 degrees. Find
the distance from point A to point B.
6. A ship leaves port at noon and heads due west at 20
knots. At 2 PM, the ship changes course to N54ᴼW. 17. An aircraft is picked up by two radar stations, P and
Find the ship’s bearing and distance from the port of Q, 120 kilometers apart. How far is the aircraft from
departure at 3 PM. station P?
7. Two lookout towers are 50 kilometers apart. Tower
A is due west of tower B. A roadway connects the
two towers. A dinosaur is spotted from each of the
towers. The bearing of the dinosaur from A is
N43ᴼE. The bearing of the dinosaur from tower B is
N58ᴼW. Find the distance of the dinosaur to the
roadway that connects the two towers.
8. Two lookout towers spot a fire at the same time.
Tower B is Northeast of Tower A. The bearing of the 18. A large crane is being used in the construction of a
fire from tower A is N33ᴼE and is calculated to be 45 block of flats. The crossbeam is supported by two
kilometers from the tower. The bearing of the fire metal stays. The length of AB is 32 meters and the
from tower B is N63ᴼW and is calculated to be 72 length of BC is 15 meters. Angle BCS is 46ᴼ.
kilometers from the tower. Find the distance Calculate the size of angle BAC and the length of
between the two towers and the bearing from tower the crossbeam AC.
A to tower B.
9. The bearing of point B from point C is 254ᴼ. The
bearing of point A from point C is 344ᴼ. The bearing
of point A from point B is 32ᴼ. If the distance from A
to C is 780 meters, find the distance from A to B.
10. Two ships leave a port at the same time. The first
ship sails on bearing of 32ᴼ at 16 knots and the
19. A hot air balloon B is fixed to the ground at F and G
second on a bearing of 122ᴼ at 24 knots. How far
by 2 ropes 120 meters and 150 meters long. If
apart are they after 2.5 hours?
angle FBG is 86ᴼ, how far apart are F and G?
11. The bearing from point A to point B is S55ᴼE and
from a point B to point C is N35ᴼE. If a ship sails
from A to B, a distance of 81 kilometers, and from
B to C, a distance of 74 kilometers, how far is it
from A to C?
12. A ship leaves a pier on a bearing of S62ᴼE and
travels for 75 kilometers. It then turns around and
continues on a bearing N28ᴼE for 53 kilometers.
20. A set of compasses is shown where the angle
 between the arms is set at 35ᴼ. Calculate the
diameter of the circle which could be drawn with
the arms in this position.
21. During a golf match, Ian discovers that he has
forgotten his sand wedge, so to avoid the bunker
he plays a shot from T to F and then from F to G.
His opponent Fred decides to play directly from T
to G. How far will Fred need to hit his shot to land
at G?
22. The diagram shows the path of an aircraft from
Glasgow to Aberden, a distance of 200 kilometers
and then from Aberden to Edinburgh, a distance of
160 kilometers. Calculate the distance from
Glasgow to Edinburgh.
23. The diagram shows the path of an aircraft from A to
B to C. Write down the size of angle ABC.
Calculate the distance AC.
24. A and B represent two forest look-out towers. A is 5
kilometers and on a bearing of 220ᴼ from B. A
forest fire is sighted at F, on a bearing of 70ᴼ from
A and 150ᴼ from B. A fire-fighting helicopter leaves
A for F. What distance does this helicopter have to
travel to reach the fire?
25. A surveyor is walking due west when he comes to
a marsh. To avoid the marsh he turns at P and
walks for 60 meters on a bearing of 215ᴼ and then
for 85 bearing of 290ᴼ. He then calculates the
distance PR, the direct distance across the marsh.
What answer should he get?
26. A ship sails from harbor H on a bearing of 84ᴼ for
340 kilometers until it reaches point P. It then sails
on a bearing of 210ᴼ for 160 kilometers until it
reaches point Q. Calculate the distance between
point Q and the harbor. On what bearing must the
ship sail to return directly to the harbor from Q?
27. Two ships leave Liverpool at the same time. One of
them travels north-west at an average speed of
10.5 kilometers per hour while the other travels at
an average speed of 14 kilometers per hour on a
bearing of 280ᴼ. Calculate the distance of the two
ships.
28. A ship leaves a port on a bearing of 73ᴼ and sails
63 kilometers. The ship then changes course and
sails a further 60 kilometers on a bearing of 110ᴼ
where it anchors. When it anchors it is 95
kilometers from the port. Calculate the bearing of
the ship from the port at this point.
29. Juan and Romella are standing at the seashore 10
miles apart. The coastline is a straight line between
them. Both can see the same ship in the water.
The angle between the coastline and the line
between the ship and Juan is 35 degrees. The
angle between the coastline and the line between
the ship and Romella is 45 degrees. How far is the
ship from Juan?
30. Jack is on one side of a 200-foot-wide canyon and
Jill is on the other. Jack and Jill can both see the
trail guide at an angle of depression of 60 degrees.
How far are they from the trail guide?
31. Tom, Dick, and Harry are camping in their tents. If
the distance between Tom and Dick is 153 feet, the
distance between Tom and Harry is 201 feet, and
the distance between Dick and Harry is 175 feet,
what is the angle between Dick, Harry, and Tom?
32. Three boats are at sea: Jenny one (1), Jenny two
(2) and Jenny three (3). The crew of J1 can see
both J2 and J3. The angle between the line of sight
to J2 and the line of sight to J3 is 45 degrees. If the
distance between J1 and J2 is 2 miles and the
distance between J1 and J3 is 4 miles, what is the
distance between J2 and J3?
33. Airplane A is flying directly toward the airport which
is 20 miles away. The pilot notices airplane B 45
degrees to her right. Airplane B is also flying
directly toward the airport. The pilot of airplane B
calculates that airplane A is 50 degrees to his left.
Based on that information, how far is airplane B
from the airport?
34. A plane leaves JFK International Airport and travels
 due west at 570 mi/hr. Another plane leaves 20
minutes later and travels 22ᴼ west of north at the
rate of 585 mi/hr. To the nearest ten miles, how far
apart are they 40 minutes after the second plane
leaves.
35. Flights 104 and 217 are both approaching O’Hare
International Airport from directions directly
opposite one another and at an altitude of 2.5
miles. The pilot on flight 104 reports an angle of
depression of 17ᴼ47’ to the tower, and the pilot on
flight 217 reports an angle of depression of 12ᴼ39’
to the tower. Calculate the distance between the
planes.
36. Matt measures the angle of elevation of the peak of
a mountain as 35ᴼ. Susie, who is 1200 feet closer
on a straight level path, measures the angle of
elevation as 42ᴼ. How high is the mountain?
37. A triangular playground has sides of lengths 475
feet, 595 feet, and 401 feet. What are the
measures of the angles between the sides, to the
nearest tenth of a degree?
38. A real estate agent has just take a trigonometry
class at the local community college. She is
considering purchasing a piece of property and is
waiting for the surveyor’s report before closing the
deal. If the surveyor submits a drawing as in the
figure below, explain why the agent will reject the
sale.
39. The surveyor admits to his mistake and revises his
drawing as in the next figure. This time the real
estate agent refuses to complete the deal until
additional information is supplied. What additional
information is the real estate agent looking for to
complete her knowledge about the parcel of land?
40. A ship’s captain is plotting a course for the next
voyage. He knows that he has to sail from Port D to
port E on a bearing of 67ᴼ for a distance of 800
kilometers and from there to port F on a bearing of
123ᴼ. His course is shown in the diagram below.
Make a copy of the diagram and calculate the size
of angle DEF. New instructions come through
which inform the captain that he has to sail directly
from Port D to Port F, a distance of 1750
kilometers. Calculate the bearing on which the ship
should sail in order to carry out these instructions.
Give the bearing to the nearest degree.
41. A ship is at position A. Lighthouse L is on a bearing
of 50ᴼ from the ship. The ship then travels 60
kilometers on a bearing of 130ᴼ to position B. From
position B the captain now observes the lighthouse
on a bearing of 340ᴼ. Calculate the distance
between the ship and the lighthouse when the ship
is at position B.
42. The diagram below, which is not drawn to scale,
represents the positions of three mobile phone
masts. Mast Q is on a bearing of 100ᴼ from mast P
and is 40 kilometers away. The bearing of mast R
from mast Q is 150ᴼ. Masts P and R are 66
kilometers apart. Use the information in the
diagram to establish the size of angle PQR.
Thence find the bearing of mast P from mast R.
43. A helicopter sets out form its base P and flies on a
bearing of 123ᴼ to point Q where it changes course
to 60ᴼ and flies 18 kilometers to point R. When the
helicopter is at point R, it is 22 kilometers from its
starting point. Find the size of angle PQR.
Calculate the bearing on which the helicopter must
fly to return directly to its base.
44. Brampton is 70 kilometers due east of Abbott. The
bearing of Corwood from Abbott is 15ᴼ and from
Brampton is 290ᴼ. Make a neat copy of the
diagram and fill in all three angles inside the
triangle. Calculate the distance between Corwood
and Brampton, to the nearest kilometer.
45. A ship’s mate is planning the course for a voyage.
The course is shown in the diagram below. He
knows that he has to sail from Port A to Port B on a
bearing of 77ᴼ and from there to Port C on a
bearing of 117ᴼ for 1200 kilometers. In order to
return to port A the ship has to sail on a bearing of
285ᴼ. Calculate how far the ship will have to sail to
return to its starting point.
46. The diagram shows part of a golf course where
players have to get the ball from the tee (T) to the
pin (P). They can either play one stroke across the
lake or play 1 stroke from T to B then another from
B to P which avoids the lake. Harry decides to take
the 2 stroke option and hits his first shot on a
bearing of 60ᴼ or a distance of 170 meters. For his
second shot he hits the ball on a bearing of 157ᴼ
from B to P. Calculate the size of angle TBP. The
distance TP is 183 meters. David decided to
attempt to hit his ball across the lake. Calculate the
 bearing on which he would have to hit the ball to B. Verify each of the following identities.
achieve this. tan2 x  1 csc  cot 
1. 1  2 cos2 x  2.  1
tan2 x  1 sin  tan 
sin4 x  cos 4 x
2. tan2   csc2  tan2  1 4. 1
sin2  cos 2 x
1 1 tan2 x
5.  tan x  6.  sin2 x
tan x sin x cos x tan x  1
2

cos x  1 csc x
7. sin x  sin x cos x  sin x
2 3
8. 
3
sin x 1  cos x
cos  1  sin 1  sin x cos x
9.   2 sec  10. 
1  sin cos  cos x 1  sin x
47. Two ships, the Argent and the Gelt leave port
sin2 x  4 sin x  3 3  sin x
Banco at the same time. The Argent follows a 11. 
course of 45ᴼ for 20 kilometers and the Gelt travels cos2 x 1  sin x
on a course of 108ᴼ for 30 kilometers. Calculate csc2 x  1
the distance between the two ships. 12.  cos2 x
csc2 x
48. Three oil platforms, Alpha, Gamma and Delta are
cot x  1 1  tan x
situated in the North Sea as shown in the diagram 13. 
below. The distances between the oil platforms are cot x  1 1  tan x
shown in the diagram. If the bearing of Delta from
Alpha is 125ᴼ, what is the bearing of Gamma from cos x
14. sec x  tax 
Alpha? 1  sin x
csc x cos x
15. cos x 
2
tan x  cot x
16. sin x  cos x   sin x  cos x   2
2 2

cos x
17.  tan x  sec x
1  sin x
1  sin x
18. tan 2 x  1  tan x sec x 
cos 2 x
cos x 1
19. tan x  
1  sin x cos x
49. Two coastguard stations, P and Q, are 25
kilometers apart. Q is due East of P. A ship, S, is at 20. sin x  cos x tan x  cot x   sec x
a distance of 18 kilometers from P and 20 1 1
kilometers from Q. Calculate the size of angle 21.   2 tan x sec x
1  sin x 1  sin x
SPQ. Thence, calculate the bearing of the ship S
sin3 x  cos3 x
from station P. 22.  1  sin x cos x
50. The diagram below shows the positions of three sin x  cos x
radar stations Alpha, Beta, and Delta. The bearing 23. tan x  cot x  sec x csc x
of Beta from Alpha is 35ᴼ. Calculate the bearing of 1  sin x 1  sin x
Delta from Alpha. 24.   4 tan x sec x
1  sin x 1  sin x
1  tan2 x 1
25. 
1  tan x cos x  sin2 x
2 2

26. csc4  cot 4 x  csc2 x  cot 2 x

27. tan2 x  sin2 x  tan2 x sin2 x
1  cos x sin x
28.   2 csc x
sin x 1  cos x
sin2 x 1  cos x
29. 
cos2 x  3 cos x  2 2  cos x
sec x  1 1  cos x
30. 
sec x  1 1  cos x
1  tan x cos x  sin x
31. 
1  tan x cos x  sin x
32. tan x  cot x  sec x csc x
33.
cos x  1 csc x
   
63. cot2 x  1 sin2 x  1   cot2 x
3
sin x 1  cos x sin x
34. sin x  tan x cos x  cot x   sin x  1cos x  1 64. csc x  cot x 
1  cos x
1  tan 2 x 1 1  sin x 1  sin x
35.  65. 
1  tan x cos x  sin2 x
2 2
1  sin x | cos x |
1  sin x 1  sin x
36.   4 tan x sec x
1  sin x 1  sin x C. Solve for each of the following trigonometric
37. tan x  sin x  tan x sin x
2 2 2 2 equations.
38. csc4 x  cot 4 x  csc2 x  cot 2 x 1. 4 cos2 x  3  0 2. 2 sin 2 x  1
1 1 3. 3 cot 2 x  1  0 4. cos3 x  cos x
39.   2 csc 2 x 5. sin x  2 sin x cos x  0 6. 2 cos x  4  5
1  cos x 1  cos x
40. cos x  sin x   1  2 sin x cos x
2 7. 2 sin2 x  sin x  3  0 8. 3  tan2x  0
cos x 9. csc x  csc x  2  0
2
10. cos2 x  1  sin x
41. tan x  sec x  11. 2 sin x  1  0 12. 2 sin x – 1 = 0
1  sin x
sec x  1 sin x 13. 5 cos x  3  3 cos x 14. tan 2 x  3  0
42. 
tan x 1  cos x 15. 4 csc2 x  2  0 16. sin2 x  5 cos x  5
43. cot 2 x  cos2 x  cos2 x cot 2 x 17. 4 sin2 x  2  0 18. 3 tan x  3  0
tan x sec x  1 19. sin x  4 sin x  5
2
20. 16 cos2 x  8  0
44. 
sec x  1 tan x 21. cot x sec x  cot x  0 22. 4 sin2   3  0
45. sec x  tan x sin x 
1 23. 5 cos 2 x  1  3 cos 2x 24. sin  1  cos 
sec x 3
sec  sin 25. 2 cos  sin  cos  26. sin 2x  0
46.  sin2  2
tan   cot  27. 2 cos2 x  3 cos x  1 28. 5(sin  1)  5
sec  tan 
47.  1 29. cos x  3   cos x 30. 2 cos   1  0
cos  cot 
31. 2 sin x  3 sin x  1  0
2
32. tan 3 x  1
48. cos2 y  sin2 y  1 2 sin2 y
33. 3 sec x  2 tan x  4  0
2 2
34. cos 2 x  sin x  1
49. csc2  tan2   1  tan 2
35. 4 tan2   5 tan  6 36. sec x  tan x  1
sec 2 
50.  csc  2
37. 2 sin2   sin  1  0 38. 2 sin x  1  csc x
sec 2   1
39. 7 tan  3 3  tan 40. 2 sin2   1  0
51. tan2 x sin2 x  tan2 x  sin2 x
41. 2 sin cos   cos   0 42. csc x  cot x  1
52. sin  cos   sin  cos   2
2 2
43. 4 sin  1  2 sin  1 44. 3 tan 2   1
53. sin  cos tan  cot    sec   csc
45. sec  csc  2 csc  0 46. 2 sin2   sin  3
tan  1 1  cot 
54.  47. 2 cos2 x  5 cos x  2  0 48. 2 sin 2x   3
tan  1 1  cot 
49. tan x  6 tan x  5  0
2
50. 2 cos x  1  0
1  tan 2 x
55.  1  2 sin2 x 51. 3 tan x  2 sec x  1
2 2
52. 3 sec 2 x  4  0
1  tan 2 x
53. cos x  cos x  sin x
2 2
54. 2 cos 2 x  1
cos x  1 csc x
56.  55. 8 sin2 x  4 sin2 x  6 sin x  3
3
sin x 1  cos x
56. tan x sin cos x  sec x
57. csc x  cot 4 x  csc2 x  cot 2 x
4
57. tan x sin2 x  2 tan x
tan  cot 
58.   sin  cos 
sec  csc God Bless You!
tan y
59. sin y   sin y
1  sec y
1  cos x sin x
60.   2 csc x
sin x 1  cos x
csc 2 x  1
61.  cos 2 x
csc 2 x
1 1
62.   2 csc 2 x
1  cos x 1  cos x