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3D Trigonometry (Y11)
3D Trigonometry (Y11)
Trig Ratios, Sine and Cosine Rules *Analytics based on the average
3D Trigonometry contribution to the 2ADV HSC
Bearings exams over the past decade.
Circular Measure i. Copy or trace the diagram into your writing booklet, adding the given information to your diagram.
(1 mark)
ii. Hence find the height of the tower. Give your answer to the nearest metre. (3 marks)
HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTION
T1 Trigonometry and Measure of Angles is a mixture of content that previously
belonged to the Standard 2, Mathematics and Ext1 courses. Our analysis has it
accounting for an estimated 6.3% of past papers.
This topic has been split into four sub-topics for analysis purposes: 1-Trig Ratios, Sine
and Cosine Rules (2.5%), 2- 3D Trigonometry (0.7%), 3-Bearings (1.3%) and 4-Circular
Measure (1.8%).
This analysis looks at the sub-topic 3D Trigonometry (previously Ext1 content).
ii. Find the distance . Give your answer to 1 decimal place. (1 mark)
The length of each edge of the cube is 2 metres. A circle is drawn on the face
so that it touches all four edges of the face. The centre of the circle is and the diagonal
meets the circle at and .
i. Explain why . (1 mark)
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2. Trigonometry, 2ADV’ T1 2010 HSC 5a
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3. Trigonometry, 2ADV’ T1 2015 HSC 12c
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4. Trigonometry, 2ADV’ T1 2004 HSC 3d
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5. Trigonometry, 2ADV T1 SM-Bank 1
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