TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES,QC

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Evaluation Test in TRIGONOMETRY

NAME____________________________ SCORE_______________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter that correspond as best answer. Use the space provided
before the number. (Analyze the problem carefully)

___ 1. An angle whose vertex is at the center of a given circle.

a. included angle b. inscribed angle c. central angle d. acute angle

___ 2. Cos (A + B) cos A – sin (A + B) sin A is equal to

a. sin B b. sin (2A + B) c. cos B d. cos (2A + B)

___ 3. If the ratio of sec A to csc A is 1:4, find the ratio of tan A to cot A.
a. 4:1 b. 1:8 c. 8:1 d. 1:16
___ 4. An equilateral triangle has an altitude of 5 3 cm long. Find its area.
a. 5 3 /4 cm2 b. 100 3 cm2 c. 25 3 cm2 d. 50 3 cm2

___ 5. The expression [tan θ sec θ (1 – sin2 θ)]/cos θ simplifies to

a. cos θ b. tan θ c. sec θ d. sin θ

___ 6. Given a triangle with angle C = 28.7o, side a = 132 units and side b = 224 units. Solve
for angle B.
a. 130o b. 110o c. 120o d. 90o
___ 7. Express 2 sin2 θ as a function of cos 2θ.
a. cos 2θ – 1 b. cos 2θ + 1 c. 1 – cos 2θ d. 1 + cos 2θ

___ 8. Express sec (270o – A) – sec (270o + A) as a function of angle A only.

a. – 2 csc A b. 2 csc A c. – 2 sec A d. 2 sec A

___ 9. Triangles, as well as other geometric figures, having identical shapes and sizes are
said to be
a. similar b. congruent c. equilateral d. equiangular

___10. If csc x = 5 and sec y = 10 / 3 , what is the value of tan (x + y)?

a. 1 b. 2/3 c. 2 d. ½

___11. From the top of a tower 63.2 ft high, the angles of depression of two objects situated
in the same horizontal line with the base of the tower, and on the same side of the tower,
are 31o16’ and 46o28’ respectively. Find the distance between the two objects.
a. 104.08 ft b. 60.04 ft c. 52.06 ft d. 44.04 ft

___12. A line from a point A to B has a bearing of N 55o W and a length of 50 m. Another
line from A to C has a bearing of N 50o E and a length of 100 m. Find the length of the
line BC.
a. 111.94 m b. 133.74 m c. 147.65 m d. 122.83 m

___13. Angles that are opposite to each other and formed by two intersecting lines.
a. acute angles b. vertical angles c. obtuse angles d. included angles

___14. Solve for x in the equation: Arctan (x + 1) + Arctan (x – 1) = Arctan 12

a. 1.5 b. 1.33 c. 1.20 d. 1.25

___15. If tan 4A = cot 6A, then what is the value of angle A?

a. 9o b. 12o c. 10o d. 14o
ANSWER KEY: TRIGONOMETRY

1. c 6. c 11. d
2. d 7. c 12. d
3. d 8. a 13. b
4. c 9. b 14. b
5. b 10. a 15. a