Caigdal National High School

Unisan, Quezon
MATHEMATICS 9
FOURTH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
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1. With respect to the given angle, what is the ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side?
A. sine B. cosine C. tangent D. cosecant

2. In the triangle PQR, what is the length of PQ?

A. 1 cm B. 5 cm C. 9 cm D. 12 cm

3. The longest side of a right triangle. It is always opposite the 90° angle in a right triangle.
A. Adjacent B. Opposite C. Hypotenuse D. Right angle

4. A triangle which does not contain any right angle.

A. Oblique Triangle B. Obtuse Triangle C. Acute Triangle D. Right Triangle

5. A triangle whose angles are all less than 90°.

A. Acute Triangle B. Right Triangle C. Oblique Triangle D. Obtuse Triangle

6. A triangle in which one of the angles is more than 90°.

A. Acute Triangle B. Right Triangle C. Oblique Triangle D. Obtuse Triangle

7. Which statement is incorrect?

A. The hypotenuse is the longest side in a right triangle.
B. The hypotenuse is always the opposite side of the 900 in a right triangle.
C. The Pythagorean theorem applies to all right triangles.
D. You can solve for the unknown side in any triangle, if you know the lengths of the other two
sides, by using the Pythagorean theorem

8. Using Pythagorean Theorem, solve for b when a = 6 and c = 10. (b2 = c2 – a2)
A. 12 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

9. The expression 4(sin 30°) –tan 45° is equal to_______.

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. –1

10. If p = 40 and q= 50, what is the measure of ∠R?

A. 270 B. 370 C. 630 D. 530

11-16. Using the mnemonic SOH CAH TOA CHO SHA CAO, state the six trigonometric ratios.

sin θ = csc θ =

cos θ = sec θ =

tan θ = cot θ =

For numbers 17-20, use your calculator to find the value of the following (round to the nearest
hundredths).
17. cos 850 = ____________18. sin 550 = ___________19. Tan 270 = _________ 20. Cot 450 = _______
For numbers 21-40, solve each problem below. Show your solution.

21-22. A 13-meter high post casts a 18-meter shadow. Find the angle of elevation to the
sun.

23-24. The angle of elevation from a boat to the top of a 95-meter hill is 11°. How far is
the boat from the base of the hill?

25-26. From the top of the control tower 250 m tall, an airplane is sighted on the ground
below. If the airplane is 160 m from the base of the tower, find the angle of
depression of the airplane from the top of the control tower.

27-28. From the top of a cliff 290 meters high, the angle of depression of a boat is 25°.
How far from the base of the cliff is the boat?

29-30. From an airplane at an altitude of 1200 m, the angle of depression to a rock on

the ground measures 28°. Find the horizontal distance from the plane to the rock.

31-32. A four-meter ladder leans against a wall. If the foot of the ladder makes an angle
of 80° with the ground, how high up the wall does the ladder reach?

33- 35. A man, 1.5 m tall, is on top of a building. He observes a car on the road at
an angle of 75°. If the building is 30 m high, how far is the car from the building?

36- 38. To find the distance between two points A and B that lie on opposite banks of a river, a surveyor
lays off a line segment AC of length 250 m along one bank and determines that the measures of ∠BAC and
∠ACB are 64° and 43°, respectively. Find the distance from A to B
39-40. Evaluate: 2 sin 30°+ 4cos 60°–3 cot 45°+ sec 45°