Rhey Vincent P.

Barco
BSEE 3-C

TRIGONOMETRY

46. One side of a triangle is 8. Find the corresponding side of a similar triangle whose
area is twice that of the first triangle.
A. 5.65
B. 11.31
C. 9.81
D. 16

Solution:

If the area of the second triangle is twice that of the first triangle, then the ratio of their
areas is 2:1, since the area of a triangle is proportional to the square of its
corresponding side lengths in similar triangles.

Let x be the corresponding side of the second triangle.

The ratio of their side lengths will be the square root of the ratio of their areas:

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72. Find the measure of a central angle of a sector whose area is 10π of the length of
its arc is 2π.
A. 30°
B. 36°
C. 40°
D. 45°

Solution:
Using the formula for arc length, we get:
Using the formula for area of a sector, we get:

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The angle in radians may be converted into degrees as follows:

98. Find the length of the common external tangent to two circles of radii 5 cm and 12
cm, if the distance between their center is 25 cm.
A. 20 cm
B. 22 cm
C. 24 cm
D. 18 cm

Solution:

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N

M
12
5

P Q

Let the centers be at P and Q

Let MN be the common external tangent

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124. Find the area of an equilateral triangle circumscribing a circle of radius 6 cm.
A. 187 cm²
B. 188 cm²
C. 191 cm²
D. 176 cm²

Solution:

x x

x/2 x/2

If we connect centre of circle to each vertex of circumscribed triangle, we get 33 smaller

isosceles triangles, with vertex angle ⁄ . If we then take one of these
triangles, and drop a perpendicular from vertex to opposite side, we get a
right triangle. Such triangles have sides in the ratio
√
√
√
Area of isosceles triangle
√ √
Area of circumscribed triangle
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150. If the radius of the circle is 25 cm, find the length of the chord whose distance from
the center is 7 cm.
A. 24 cm
B. 36 cm
C. 48 cm
D. 60 cm

Solution:

7 cm

A M B

By the property of circle that

Perpendicular drawn from centre to chord bisects the chord.

Using Pythagoras theorem, H=radius of circle=25cm.

P=perpendicular distance=7, and 'l' be the length of half chord (Since perpendicular to a
chord from centre of circle bisects the chord).

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176. When the sun is 20° above the horizon, how long is the shadow cast by a building
150 ft high?
A. 405 ft
B. 412 ft
C. 160 ft
D. 141 ft

Solution:
Let's denote:
h as the height of the building (given as 150 ft).
θ as the angle of elevation of the sun (given as 20°).
y as the length of the shadow cast by the building (what we want to find).

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202. If the longer leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the shorter leg, find the ratio
of the measure of the larger acute angle to the measure of the smaller acute angle.
A. 0.5
B. 1.78
C. 2
D. 2.39
Solution:

Let's denote:
a as the shorter leg of the right triangle
2a as the longer leg of the right triangle

In a right triangle, we know that the square of the length of the hypotenuse (c) is equal
to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides (a and 2a):

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Let's denote:
α as the smaller acute angle
β as the larger acute angle

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228. Find the height of a tall building, the angle of elevation of the top is 63°18’ from an
observer on the ground 1.7 m tall who is 40 m from the building.
A. 78.56 m
B. 84.52 m
C. 81.23 m
D. 79.73 m

Solution:

y
x

1.7m 40m 1.7m

40m

Here, θ is the angle of elevation.

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254. The measure of an angle exceeds 3 times its supplement by 4. Find the measure of the
angle.
A. 132°
B. 134°
C. 136°
D. 130°

Solution:

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Spherical Trigonometry

11. Find the area of a spherical triangle whose angles are 40°,65° and 110° if the radius of the
sphere is 5 m.
A. 13.28 m²
B. 15.27 m²
C. 14.73 m²
D. 16.57 m²

Solution:

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