Chapter 7: Trigonometry

Test A (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 130° B 140°

C 220° D 230°

E 320°

2 A 6-metre-long ladder makes an angle of 25° with the wall. The distance from the base
of the ladder to the wall is closest to:

A 1m B 1.5 m C 2m

D 2.5 m E 3m

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

A 2.7 B 2.8

C 4.6 D 4.7

E 5.2

4 Given that the area of this triangle is 17.8 cm2, the exact value of x is:

17.8 17.8
A B
4 sin63° 8sin63°

17.8sin 63° 17.8sin 63°

C D
4 8

4 sin63°
E
17.8

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5 The angle of depression to the nearest degree from a lighthouse beacon 75 m above sea
level to a boat that is at a horizontal distance of 1.2 km from the lighthouse is:

A 3° B 4°

C 5° D 86°

E 89°

6 The exact value of cos 30° is:

1 1
A B C 3
3 2

3 2
D E
2 3

7 The obtuse angle θ such that tan θ = -tan 56° is:

A θ = 124° B θ = 136° C θ = 144°

D θ = 156° E θ = 164°

8 When sin 290° is written using its reference angle it becomes:

A sin 70° B -sin 70° C sin 20°

D -sin 20° E sin 110°

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

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9 The value of cos θ for θ = 160° is closest to:

A 0.9 B 0.5 C 0.1

D -0.2 E -0.9

10 Which of the following mathematical statements is false?

A cos 80° < cos 50° B cos 60° = cos 300° C cos 340° < cos 270°

D cos 130° = cos 230° E cos 120° > cos 190°

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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)

3 A rectangular prism ACBDEFGH is 8 cm wide, 15 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)

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4 A triangle ABC has ∠A = 50°, AC = 7 cm and BC = 6 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)

5 Consider θ = 195°.

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 cos 195° 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 42 metres apart and the shorter building is 135 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 east for 9 km, then on a true bearing of 120° for 7 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 east the ship is from its starting point, correct to two decimal places.

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(2 + 1 + 2 = 5 marks)

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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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