Year 10 Trig Practice

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The diagram shows a rectangle 14 cm by w cm.


The diagonal is 23 cm.

Calculate the value of w.

w = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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The diagram shows a flagpole in Soraya’s garden.


The flagpole has height 25 m.
A rope from the top of the flagpole is tied to the ground 8 m from its base.

Calculate the length of this rope.

................................................... m [2]

[Total: 2]
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The diagram shows a field ABCDE.

(a) Calculate the perimeter of the field ABCDE.

................................................... m [4]

(b) Calculate angle ABD.

Angle ABD = ................................................... [4]


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(c) (i) Calculate angle CBD.

Angle CBD = ................................................... [2]

(ii) The point C is due north of the point B.

Find the bearing of D from B.

................................................... [2]

(d) Calculate the area of the field ABCDE.


Give your answer in hectares.
[1 hectare = 10 000 m2]

................................................... hectares [4]

[Total: 16]

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In the diagram, BC is a vertical wall standing on horizontal ground AB.


D is the point on AB where AD = 58 m.
The angle of elevation of C from A is 26°.
The angle of elevation of C from D is 72°.

(a) Show that AC = 76.7 m, correct to 1 decimal place.

[5]

(b) Calculate BD.

BD = ................................................... m [3]

[Total: 8]

The diagram shows a field in the shape of a trapezium.


AB = 150 m, BC = 90 m and CD = 120 m.
Angle ABC = angle BCD = 90°.
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(a) Show that AD = 95 m, correct to the nearest metre.

[3]

(b) A fence is built around the perimeter of the field.


It costs $48 to build each 5-metre section of the fence.

Calculate the cost of building this fence.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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In the pentagon ABCDE, angle ACB = angle AED = 90°.


Triangle ACD is equilateral with side length 12 cm.
DE = BC = 6 cm.

(a) Calculate angle BAE.

Angle BAE = ................................................... [4]

(b) Calculate AB.

AB = ................................................... cm [2]
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(c) Calculate AE.

AE = ................................................... cm [3]

(d) Calculate the area of the pentagon.

................................................... cm2 [4]

[Total: 13]

(a) Calculate AC.

AC = ................................................... m [2]
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(b) Calculate the size of angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

10 The point A has co-ordinates (– 4, 6) and the point B has co-ordinates (7, –2).

Calculate the length of the line AB.

Answer AB = .............................. [3]

[Total: 3]

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8 cm NOT TO
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28°
B A

Calculate the length of AB.

Answer AB = ................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

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