Chapter 7: Trigonometry

Test B (40 marks)

Name: ___________________________

Part A – Multiple-choice (10 marks)

1 The true bearing from O to A in the diagram to the right is:

A 150° B 210° C 240°

D 300° E 330°

2 A 4-metre-long ladder makes an angle of 20° with the wall. The distance from the
base of the ladder to the wall is closest to:

A 1.3 m B 3.8 m C 1.5 m

D 2.6 m E 1.4 m

3 The value of x correct to one decimal place in the following triangle is closest to:

A 9.5 B 10.0 C 6.3

D 8.2 E 9.9

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4 Given that the area of this triangle is 3.4 cm2, the exact value of x is:

3.4sin65° 3.4sin65° 3.4

A B C
2 4 2sin65°

3.4 2sin65°
D E
4sin65° 3.4

5 The angle of depression to the nearest degree from a lighthouse beacon 80 m above
sea level to a boat that is at a horizontal distance of 1.6 km from the lighthouse is
closest to:

A 3° B 2° C 27°

D 54° E 89°

6 The exact value of sin 60° is:

2 3 1
A B C
3 2 3

1
D 3 E
2

7 The obtuse angle θ such that cos θ = –cos 43° is:

A θ = 143° B θ = 127° C θ = 147°

D θ = 137° E θ = 153°

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8 When tan 280° is written using its reference angle it becomes:

A –tan 10° B tan 80° C –tan 100°

D tan 10° E –tan 80°

Use the graph of y = cos θ below to answer questions 9 and 10.

9 The value of cos θ for θ = 250° is closest to:

A 0.8 B 0.4 C 0.2

D –0.4 E –0.8

10 Which of the following mathematical statements is false?

A cos 70° > cos 40° B cos 60° = cos 300° C cos 90° > cos 190°

D cos 150° = cos 210° E cos 240° < cos 280°

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Part B – Short-answer (18 marks)

1 Find the value of x in these right-angled triangles, correct to two decimal places.

a b

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(1 + 1 = 2 marks)

2 Find the value of θ in the following right-angled triangles, rounding to two decimal
places in part b.

a b

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(1 + 1 = 2 marks)

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3 A rectangular prism ACBDEFGH is 7 cm wide, 16 cm long and 3 cm high.

a Find ∠BAF correct to two decimal places

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b Hence find the length of AF correct to two decimal places.

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c Find ∠GAF correct to two decimal places.

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(3 × 2 = 6 marks)

4 A triangle ABC has ∠A = 40°, AC = 6 cm and BC = 5 cm. Use the sine rule to find
the value of ∠B, correct to one decimal place, given that:

a ∠B is acute

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b ∠B is obtuse

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(3 + 1 = 4 marks)

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5 Consider θ = 135°.

a Which quadrant of the unit circle does θ lie in?

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b Which of the three trigonometric ratios (sin θ, cos θ and tan θ) are positive for this
value of θ?

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c State the reference angle in the first quadrant for θ.

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d Write tan 135° using the reference angle.

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(4 × 1 = 4 marks)

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Part C – Extended-response (12 marks)

1 Two vertical buildings are 45 metres apart and the shorter building is 123 metres high.
The angle of elevation from the top of the shorter building to the top of the taller
building is 60°. Find the height of the taller building to the nearest metre.

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(2 marks)

2 A ship travels due west for 7 km, then on a true bearing of 240° for 9 km.

a Draw a clear diagram labelling all relevant angles and lengths.

b Find how far south the ship is from its starting point.

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 c Find how far west the ship is from its starting point, correct to two decimal places.

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(2 + 1 + 2 = 5 marks)

3 A paddock ABC is fenced off as shown in the figure below.

a Use the cosine rule to find the value of ∠A, correct to three decimal places.

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b Hence, find the area enclosed by the fences, correct to two decimal places.

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c The paddock is to be divided into two triangular paddocks by constructing a fence

from point B to meet AC at right-angles at a point D. Determine how many metres
of fencing will be required to construct BD to the nearest centimetre.

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(2 + 2 + 1 = 5 marks)

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