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1. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length of the shortest leg if it is 14
cm shorter than the other leg.
A. 15 cm
B. 16 cm
C. 17 cm
D. 18 cm
2. A truck travels from point M northward for 30 min. then eastward for one hour, then
shifted N 30° W. if the constant speed is 40 Kph, how far directly from M, in km. will
be it after 2 hours?
A. 43.5
B. 45.2
C. 47.9
D. 41.6
3. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 cm. and 8 cm. and their included angle is 40°. Find the
third side.
A. 5.144 cm
B. 5.263 cm
C. 4.256 cm
D. 5.645 cm
4. Given a triangle: C = 100°, a = 15, b = 20. Find c:
A. 34
B. 27
C. 43
D. 35
5. Given angle A = 32°, angle B = 70°, and side c = 27 units. Solve for side a of the triangle.
A. 24 units
B. 10 units
C. 14.63 units
D. 12 units
6. In a triangle, find the side c if the angle C = 100°, side b = 20, and side a = 15.
A. 28
B. 27
C. 29
D. 26
7. Two sides of a triangle are 50 m. and 60 m. long. The angle included between these sides
is 30 degrees. What is the interior angle (in degrees) opposite the longest side?
A. 92.74
B. 93.74
C. 94.74
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D. 91.74
8. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, and CA = 24 cm. Determine
the distance from the point of intersection of the angular bisectors to side AB.
A. 5.21 cm
B. 3.78 cm
C. 4.73 cm
D. 6.25 cm
9. If AB = 15 m, BC = 18 m and CA = 24 m, find the point of intersection of the angular
bisector from the vertex C.
A. 11.3
B. 12.1
C. 13.4
D. 14.3
10. In triangle ABC, angle C = 70 degrees; angle A = 45 degrees; AB = 40 m. what is the
length of the median drawn from vertex A to side BC?
A. 36.8 meters
B. 37.1 meters
C. 36.3 meters
D. 37.4 meters
11. The area of the triangle whose angles are 61°9’32”, 34°14’46”, and 84°35’42” is 680.60.
the length of the longest side is:
A. 35.53
B. 54.32
C. 52.43
D. 62.54
12. Given a triangle ABC whose angles are A = 40°, B = 95° and side b = 30 cm. find the
length of the bisector of angle C.
A. 21.74 cm
B. 22.35 cm
C. 20.45 cm
D. 20.98 cm
13. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m, and 190 m. the lot is to be divided by a
line bisecting the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. The length of this
dividing line is:
A. 100 meters
B. 130 meters
C. 125 meters
D. 115 meters
14. From a point outside of an equilateral triangle, the distances to the vertices are 10m,
10m, and 18m. Find the dimension of the triangle.
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A. 25.63
B. 45.68
C. 19.94
D. 12.25
15. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight highway running East and West.
From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32 degrees N of W and from B the bearing of C is
26 degrees N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the highway.
A. 264 meters
B. 274 meters
C. 284 meters
D. 294 meters
16. An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier and flies South at 350 mph. The carrier travels S
30° E at 25 mph. If the wireless communication range of the airplane is 700 miles, when
will it lose contact with the carrier?
A. after 4.36 hours
B. after 5.57 hours
C. after 2.13 hours
D. after 4.54 hours
17. A statue 2 meters high stands on a column that is 3 meters high. An observer in level
with the top of the statue observed that the column and the statue subtend the same
angle. How far is the observer from the statue?
A. 5√2 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
B. 𝟐√𝟓 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔
C. 20 meters
D. √10 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
18. From the top of a building 100 m high, the angle of depression of a point A due East of
it is 30°. From a poit B due South of the building, the angle of elevation of the top is
60°. Find the distance AB.
A. 100 + 3√30
B. 200 - √30
C. 𝟏𝟎𝟎√𝟑𝟎 / 3
D. 100√3 / 30
19. An observer found the angle of elevation of the top of the tree to be 27°. After moving
10m closer (on the same vertical and horizontal plane as the tree), the angle of elevation
becomes 54°. Find the height of the tree.
A. 8.65 meters
B. 7.53 meters
C. 7.02 meters
D. 8.09 meters
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20. From a point A at the foot of the mountain, the angle of elevation of the top B is 60°.
After ascending the mountain one (1) mile to an inclination of 30° to the horizon, and
reaching a point C, an observer finds that the angle ACB is 135°.
A. 14386
B. 12493
C. 11672
D. 11223
21. A vertical pole is 10 m from a building. When the angle of elevation of the sum is 45°,
te pole cast a shadow on the building 1 m high. Find the height of the pole.
A. 0 meter
B. 11 meters
C. 12 meters
D. 13 meters
22. A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61°. If
the pole has leaned 15° from the vertical directly toward the sun, what is the length of
the pole?
A. 52.43 meters
B. 54.23 meters
C. 53.25 meters
D. 53.24 meters
23. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sights at the top of the
tower from A and B, which are 50 ft. apart, at the same elevation on a direct line with
the tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30° and at point B is 40°. What is the height of
the tower?
A. 85.6 feet
B. 143.97 feet
C. 110.29 feet
D. 92.54 feet
24. From the top of tower A, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower B is 46°. From
the foot of tower B the angle of elevation of the top of tower A is 28°. Both towers are
on a level ground. If the height of tower B is 120m, how high is tower A in m?
A. 38.6
B. 42.3
C. 44.1
D. 40.7
25. Points A and B are 100 m apart and are on the same elevation as the foot of a building.
The angles of elevation of the top of the building from points A and B are 21° and 32°,
respectively. How far is A from the building in m?
A. 271.6
B. 265.4
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C. 259.2
D. 277.9
26. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85
m. nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height
of the tower?
A. 76.31 meters
B. 73.61 meters
C. 73.31 meters
D. 73.16 meters
27. The angle of elevation of a point C from a pint B is 29°42’; the angle of elevation of C
from another point A 31.2 m directly below B is 59°23’. How high is C from the
horizontal line through A?
A. 47.1 meters
B. 52.3 meters
C. 35.1 meters
D. 66.9 meters
28. A rectangular piece of land 40m x 30m is to be crossed diagonally by a 10-m wide
roadway. If the land cost P1,500.00 per square meter, the cost of the roadway is:
A. P401.10
B. P60,165.00
C. P601,650.00
D. 651,500.00
29. A man improvises a temporary shield from the sun using a triangular piece of wood with
dimensions of 1.4m, 1.5 m, and 1.3 m. with the longer side lying horizontally on the
ground, he props up the other corner of the triangle with a vertical pole 0.9m long. What
would be the area of the shadow on the ground when the sun is vertically overhead?
A. 0.5 𝒎𝟐
B. 0.75 𝑚2
C. 0.84 𝑚2
D. 0.95 𝑚2
30. A rectangular piece of wood 4cm x 12cm tall is titled at an angle of 45°. Find the
vertical distance between the lower corner and the upper corner.
A. 4√2 𝑐𝑚
B. 2√2 𝑐𝑚
C. 𝟖√𝟐 𝒄𝒎
D. 6√2 𝑐𝑚
31. A clock has a dial face 12 inches in radius. The minute hand is 9 inches long while the
hour hand is 6 inches long. The plane of rotation of the minute hand is 2 inches above
the plane of rotation of the hour hand. Find the distance between the tips of the hands at
5:40 AM.
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A. 9.17 inches
B. 8.23 inches
C. 10.65 inches
D. 11.25 inches
32. If the bearing of A from B is 40° W, then the bearing of B from A is:
A. N 40° E
B. N 40° W
C. N 50° E
D. N 50° W
33. A plane hillside is inclined at an angle of 28° with the horizontal. A man wearing skis
can climb this hillside by following a straight path inclined at an angle of 12° to the
horizontal, but one without skis must follow a path inclined at an angle of only 5° with
the horizontal. Find the angle between the directions of the two paths.
A. 13.21°
B. 18.74°
C. 15.56°
D. 17.22°
34. Calculate the area of a spherical triangle whose radius is 5 m and whose angles are 40°,
65°, and 110°.
A. 12.34 sq. m.
B. 14.89 sq. m.
C. 16.45 sq. m.
D. 15.27 sq. m.
35. A right spherical triangle has an angle C = 90°, a = 50°, and c = 80°. Find the side b.
A. 45.33°
B. 78.66°
C. 74.33°
D. 75.89°
36. If the time is 8:00 a.m. GMT, what is the time in the Philippines, which is located at
120° East longitude?
A. 6 p.m.
B. 4 am
C. 4 p.m.
D. 6 am
37. An airplane flew from Manila (14° 36’N, 121° 05’E) at a course of S 30° E maintaining
a certain altitude and following a great circle path. If its groundspeed is 350 knots, after
how many hours will it cross the equator?
A. 2.87 hours
B. 2.27 hours
C. 3.17 hours
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D. 3.97 hours
38. Find the distance in nautical miles between Manila and San Francisco. Manila is located
at 14° 36’N latitude and 121° 05’ E longitude. San Francisco is situated at 37° 48’ N
latitude and 122° 24’ W longitude.
A. 7856.2 nautical miles
B. 5896.2 nautical miles
C. 6326.2 nautical miles
D. 6046.2 nautical miles