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Topic - 14 Trigonometry
Topic - 14 Trigonometry
Two dimension
1. (i) The side opposite the right angle triangle is called hypotenuse (hyp).
(ii) The side opposite the marked angle is called opposite (opp).
opp ℎ𝑦𝑝
(iii) The other side is called Adjacent (adj).
𝑜𝑝𝑝
2. (i) 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝
𝑎𝑑𝑗
(ii) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = ℎ𝑦𝑝
(iii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝 𝑎𝑑𝑗
𝑎𝑑𝑗
3. Pythagoras Theorem: In an right-angled triangle the square on the
hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
b 𝑐
𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 𝑐 2
𝑎
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 A
4. Sine Rule: = =
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐵 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐶
c b
5. Cosine Rule: (i) To find side, 𝑎2 = 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴
𝑏2 +𝑐 2 −𝑎 2
(ii) To find angle, cos 𝐴 = B C
2𝑏𝑐 a
Use of Trigonometric Formulae
1. In a right-angled triangle, if one acute angle and one side known, to find the other two sides, 𝑠𝑖𝑛, 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑎𝑛 can be used.
2. In a right-angled triangle, if two sides are known, to find the acute angles 𝑠𝑖𝑛, 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑎𝑛 can be used.
3. In a right-angled triangle, if two sides are known but no acute angle is known, to find the third side Pythagoras Theorem can be used.
4. In any triangle (right-angled or not), if two sides and included angle are known, to find the third side Cosine rule can be used.
5. In any triangle, if three sides are known, to find angles Cosine rule can be used.
6. In any triangle, if two sides and one of their opposite angles are known, to find their other opposite angle Singe Rules can be used.
7. In any triangle, if two angles and one of their opposite sides are known to find the other opposite side Sine Rules can be used.
Three Dimension
1. The angle between a vertical line and a horizontal line must be 900 , no matter it looks like 90° or not.
2. The angles of a square or a rectangle must be 90°.
3. Angle between a line and a plane: If a line PC intersects a given plane at O and PN is the perpendicular from P to the plane. The
angle PON is defined as the angle between the line and the plane.
4. Angle between two planes: Two planes which are not parallel intersect in a straight line. Draw two lines, one in each plane and each
perpendicular to the common line of intersection. The angle between these two lines is defined as the angle between the planes.
Bearing
1. The clockwise angle between AB and due north line AN at A is defines as the bearing of B from
B
A. ∠BAN is the bearing of B from A. B
A
Use of Trigonometric Formula
1. In a right-angled triangle, if one acute angle and one side is known, to find the other two sides, sin, cos or tan can be used.
2. In a right-angled triangle, if two sides are known, to find the acute angles sin, cos or tan can be used.
3. In a right-angled triangle, if two sides are known but no acute angle is known, to find the third side Pythagorus Theorem can be used.
4. In any triangle (right-angled or not), if two sides and included angle are known, to find the third
side Cosine Rate can be used.
5. In any triangle (right-angled or not), if three sides are known, to find the angles Cosine Rule can be used.
6. In any triangle (right-angled or not), if two sides and one of their opposite angles are known,
to find the other opposite angle Sine Rule can be used.
7. In any triangle (right-angled or not), if two angles and one of their opposite sides are known,
to find the other opposite side Sine Rule can be used.
Three Dimension P
1. The angle between a vertical line and a horizontal line must be 900 , no matter it looks 900 or not.
2. The angles of a square or a rectangle must be 900 , no matter it looks 900 or not.
3. Angle between a line and a plane: If a line 𝑃𝑂 intersects a given plane at 𝑂 and
𝑃𝑁 is the perpendicular from 𝑃 to the plane, N
The angle 𝑃𝑂𝑁 is defined as the angle between the line and the O
4. Angle between two planes: Two planes which are not parallel intersect in a straight line. Draw two lines, one in each plane and each
perpendicular to the common line of intersection. The angle between these two lines is defined as the angle between the planes.
Bearing
1. The clockwise angle between 𝐴𝐵 and due north line 𝐴𝑁 at 𝐴 is defined as the bearmg of 𝐵 from
𝐴. ∠𝐵𝐴𝑁 is the bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐴.
N
2. The clockwise angle between 𝐴𝐵 and due north line 𝐵𝑁 at 𝐵 is defined as the bearing of 𝐴 from B
𝐵. Reflex ∠𝐴𝐵𝑁 is the bearing of 𝐴 from 𝐵. A
3. If point 𝐴 lies above the horizontal and you need bearing of 𝐴, find the foot 𝐹 of 𝐴. The bearing
of 𝐹 will be taken as bearing of 𝐴.
00 /3600
𝑁
Trigonometric Equation
1. While solving trigonometric equation, by using calculator sometimes you get values (1st value) C B
which is not in the given range. In that case you need to find the 2nd value. To find the 2nd value,
follow the rules given in the table. A
𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠
3. Acute angle= between 00 and 900 .
Obtuse angle = between 900 and 1800 .
Reflex angle = between 180° and 360° 2700
Paper-1
1. The diagram shows a hollow cone of height 10cm.
AB is a diameter of the circular top.
C is the vertex of the cone and A C B =60°. Using as
much of the information given in the table as is
necessary, calculate the radius of the circular top. [2]
ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 2 units.
AN is perpendicular to BC.
1
Show that cos 600= . [1] 5. Diagram I shows a device for measuring angles
2 in a vertical plane.
Diagram II shows the device being used by a
2. surveyor. He views the top of a flagpole at an x° to
the horizontal.
angle
State the angle of depression of the 6. It is given that sin 30 = 0.5 and cos 30 = 0.866.
boat from the man. [1] (a) Write down the value of
(i) cos 150 [1]
4. (ii) cos 60 [1]
sin cos tan (b) A triangle has sides of length 6 cm and 5 cm.
300 0.50 0.87 0.58 The angle between these two sides is 150°.
Calculate the area of the triangle. [2]
600 0.87 0.50 1.73
7. A man who is 1.8 in tall stands on horizontal
ground 50m from a vertical tree. 10.
The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from his
eyes is 30°
Use as much of the information below as is necessary
to calculate an estimate of the height of the tree
Give the answer to a reasonable degree of accuracy,
sin 300= 0.5, cos 30° = 0.866, tan 30’ = 0.577 [4] 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 5
13
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 12
13
8. In the diagram, BCD is a straight line, tan 𝜃 5
𝐵𝐶 = 5𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐵 = 12 𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 13 𝑐𝑚 and 12
𝐴𝐵̂𝐶 = 90𝑜 ABCD is a rectangle with BC 10 cm.
Using as much information from the
table as is necessary, calculate BD. [2]
11.
Find
(a) tan 𝐵𝐴̂𝐶 [1]
(b) cos 𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐷 [1]
Give both answer as fractions. 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 15
17
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 8
17
9. (a) tan 𝜃 15
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠 8
30𝑜 0.5 0.87
60𝑜 0.87 0.5 ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = BC and AC =
Using as much information in the table as necessary 32 cm. Using as much information from the table as
evaluate 2 sin 1500. is necessary, calculate.
(a) AB, [2]
(b) the area of triangle ABC. [2]
12.
13.
3.
Alpha sailed at 12 km/h on a bearing of 054°. C A D 280 , calculate the distance CD. [2]
Beta sailed at 16 km/b on a bearing of 130°. (c) An aircraft flies from A to B, then from B to C
(a) At 4 p.m, Alpha was at A and Beta then from C to D and finally from D to A.
was Calculate the distance AB. [4] Calculate the total distance that it flies. [3]
4.
8.
9.
11. (a) (ii) Find a value of x for which sin x = tan12 + An aircraft wailing to land is flying around a
cos46. triangular circuit ABC
A, B and C are vertically above three beacons, X, Y
and Z.
T is the control tower at the airport, and T, X, Y and
Z lie in a horizontal plane.
BC 18 km, CA = 22 km and AB = 24 km.
(a) (i) The plane is flying at 200 km/h.
Calculate the time, in minutes and seconds,
The diagram shows a framework ABCD. that the aircraft takes to complete one circuit. [2]
(ii) Calculate the largest angle of triangle ABC. [4]
AD = 2.2m, 30 = 1.9 m and B C D = 42
(b) Z is due West of T.
A B D = B D C 90 The hearing of X from Z is 042° and the
Calculate bearing of X from T is 338°.
(i) Find the angles of triangle TXZ. [2]
(i) A D B , [2] (ii) Calculate TX. [2]
(ii) BC. [3] (c) The aircraft is flying at a constant
(c) A vertical flagpole, IS m high, height of 2600 metres.
stands on horizontal ground. Calculate the angle of depression of the tower,
Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the T, from the aircraft when it is at A [2]
flagpole from a point, on the ground, 25 m from its
base. [2]
14. (a) The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD.
12. Angle ABC and angle BCD are right angles.
AB = 9 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 6 cm and DA = 5 cm.
14.
16. Three paths, AB, BC and CA, run along the
edges of a horizontal triangular field ABC.
BC = 51 m, AC = 72m and angle ACH = 81°.
(a) Calculate the length of AB. [4]
(b) Calculate the area of the field ABC. [2]
(c) Calculate the shortest distance from C to AB [2]
Diagram I shows a triangle ABC in which
(d) A vertical tree, CT, has its base at C. The angle
AB = 7cm, AC = 8 cm and B A C 1200 . of elevation of the top of the tree from A is 15°.
(a) Show that BC = 13 cm. [2] Calculate the height of the tree. [2]
(b) Calculate the area of triangle ABC. [2] (e) John measured the largest angle of
(c) elevation of the top of the tree as seen from
the path 𝐴𝐵.
Calculate this angle of elevation. [2]
20.
(a) Show that BN = 29.6m [1]
(b) It is given that FÂN = 250.
(i) Write down the size of the angle
of depression of A from F. [1]
(ii) Calculate the height, BF, of the flagpole. [3]
(c)
27.
29.
D is another point further down the slope.
AD is another supporting wire.
Given that AD = 30 m, calculate 𝐴𝐷 ̂𝐵 [2]
(c)
In the diagram, BD = 17 cm, CD = 10 cm,
BC=9 cm, BAˆ D = 1140 and 𝐴𝐵̂𝐷 = 380.
The points B, E and F are on horizontal ground at the Calculate
top of the slope. The mast is supported by another (a) AD, [3]
wire AF. BEˆ F = 90 AF=27m and BE = 20m. (b) BCˆD , [3]
Calculate
(i) EF, [2]
(ii) the angle of elevation of the top of 33. A small submarine dived in a straight line from a
the mast from F. [2] point. A on the surface to examine an object at the
point W on the seabed
(b)
(i) Calculate the angle of elevation of P from B. [2]
(ii) The ball swings. with the wire straight,
in the vertical plane PDB.
PQRS is a trapezium
PQ = 17 cm, QR = 8 cm, SR = 29 cm and SRˆ Q =900.
Calculate.
(i) the area of PQRS. [1]
(ii) PSˆR, [2]
37.
35.
38.
39.
42.
44.
The diagram shows the positions, P, Q, R and S of
four botels.
A cylindrical tank of height 46 cm and radius 𝑟 cm In triangle PQS, S Q P =650 and Q S P =440. R is the
has a capacity of 70 liters.
Find the radius correct to the nearest centimeter. [3] point on QS such that QR = 200m and R P S =360
(b) (i) In triangle PQR, by using the sine rule,
200 sin 65
show that PR = [2]
sin 35
200 sin 65 sin 36
(ii) Hence show that SR = [2]
sin 35 sin 44
(iii) Hence find the length of SR. [1]
A triangular prism has length 20cm. area of triangle SPQ
The sides of the shaded cross-section are 4 cm, 11 (iv) Hence evaluate . [1]
area of triangle PQR
cm and x cm.
The angle between the sides of length 4 cm and 11
cm is 125°
46. (ii) As it moves, the uppermost face of the prism B
remains horizontal. The length of the horizontal edge
of the flare is 0.6 in.
The length of the vertical edge of the prism is y
metres, Calculate 𝑦. [2]
48.
When C A M = 30°, calculate CM.
The diagrams show the cross-sections of a ramp .4
and a triangular prism B. (ii)
The triangular prism B can move up and down the
ramp A.
The ramp is inclined at 250 to the horizontal.
(i) When the prism has moved 2 in up the ramp,
it has risen A metres vertically.
Calculate h. [2]
In another position, the end Q of the rod CD is fixed
at the point M. CD= 12.5 cm.
51. In the diagram, 𝐴𝐵 = 8 𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 11 𝑐𝑚 and
Calculate the increase in C A M . [3] 𝐷𝐶 6.5 𝑐𝑚.
𝐵𝐴̂𝐷 = 26° and 𝐷𝐴̂𝐶 = 30°
49.
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63.