Practice Trigonometry I 1. In ABC, AB = 4 m, BC = 3 m and ABC = 90o.

Find (a) tan CAB, (d) sin ACB, (b) (e) tan ACB, cos CAB, C (c) (f) sin CAB, cos ACB.

2. In PQR, PQR = 90o and tan RPQ = 5/12. Find (a) tan PRQ, (d) cos PRQ, (b) (e) sin RPQ, sin PRQ. R 5 P 12 3. In XYZ, XYZ = 90o, XZ = 20 cm and sin ZXY = 3/5. Find (a) YZ, (b) 20 cm X Z XY, Y (c) tan ZXY. Q (c) cos RPQ,

4. In the diagram, ABC is a right-angled triangle. AB = 12.6 cm, BC = 9.2 cm and ABC = 90o. Find the values of b, x and y. C b cm A x 12.6 cm 5. In the diagram, PQ = 3 m, PR = 6 m and PQR = 90o. Find (a) QR, (b) PRQ, (c) QPR. R P 6m 3m Q
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y 9.2 cm B

6. In DEF, FDE = 30o, FED = 90o and EF = 80 cm. Find (a) DF, (b) the perimeter of DEF, (c) the area of DEF.

F 80 cm
o

30

7. In the diagram, XY = 16 cm, XYZ = 40.1o and XZY = 90o. Find (a) YZ, (b) XZ, (c) YXZ. 16 cm 40.1o Y Z 8. In a quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 12 m, BC = 9 m, CD = 17 m and ABC = ACD = 90o. Calculate (a) AD, A (b) BAD. D 12 m 17 m B 9m C

9. In the diagram, ABC = ADC = 90o, AB = 12 cm, BC = 5 cm and CD = 4 cm. Find (a) AD, 12 cm A (b) B BAD. 5 cm C 4 cm D

10. In ABC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and P is a point on BC such that AP is perpendicular to BC and BP = 4 cm. Calculate (a) the length of AP, (b) the length of BC, (c) BAC. B 4 cm P
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A 6 cm 8 cm C

11. A point P is at the same level as the base B of a tree and is 30 m from B. The angle of elevation of the top T of the tree from P is 15.3o. How tall is the tree? T

B 30 m

15.3o

12. A hot air balloon B is anchored to a point P on horizontal ground by a taut rope of length 100 m. A is a point on the ground vertically below the balloon. The angle of depression of P from the balloon is 22.2o. Calculate (a) the height of the balloon above the ground, (b) the distance between A and P. H 100 m P 22.2o B A

13. In the diagram, T and F are the top and foot of a vertical building respectively. A and B are points on opposite sides of the building and are on the same horizontal level as F. They are 500 m and 800 m from F respectively. The angle of elevation of T from A is 30o. Find (a) the height of the building, (b) the angle of depression of B from the top of the building. T

30o 500 m F 800 m B

14. A helicopter H is hovering above a point P along a horizontal road. Two points A and B on the road are on opposite sides of P. It is given that AB = 1.2 km, the angle of elevation of H from A is 25.6o and the angle of depression of B from H is 18.9o. Calculate the height of the helicopter above the road, giving your answer to the nearest metre. H L 18.9o 25.6o P A B 1.2 km 15. A hot-air balloon B is anchored to the ground at a point P. The angle of depression of P from B is 40o. The balloon is vertically above point A, which is on the same level as P. Point Q lies between A and P such that PQ = 100 m. The angle of elevation of B from Q is 60o. Find the height of the balloon above the ground.

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40o

60o 100 m Q

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Homework Trigonometry I 1. In the diagram, AP is perpendicular to BC, BAC = 102o, ABC = 50o and BC = 20 cm. Calculate (a) the area of ABC, (b) the perimeter of ABC.

A 102o

50o P 20 cm

2. The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm. TA is perpendicular to the radius OA. OT cuts the circle at B. It is given that TA = 24 cm. Calculate (a) the perimeter of the shaded region, (b) the area of the shaded region. T 24 cm B A 10 cm O 3. The diagram shows a solid cone. AB is a diameter of the base and V is the vertex. It is given that AB = 10 cm and the vertical angle AVB = 40o. Calculate (a) the volume of the cone, (b) the total surface area of the cone. V 40o 10 cm

4. A man is at the top T of a 200 metre vertical cliff TF, where F is the foot of the cliff. He observes that the angle of depression of a lighthouse L at sea is 10o. He also observes a ship S further out at sea. The angle of depression of S is 8o. How far is the ship from the lighthouse? T 200 m F
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8o

10o S

5. A man at a point A notes that the angle of elevation of the top T of a building is 30o. He walks 100 m along a horizontal road towards the building and reaches point B. The angle of elevation of T from B is 45o. Find the height of the building. T

30o 100 m B

45o F

6. The diagram shows 2 circles with centres at A and B and radii 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. The circles touch each other and the line DC is perpendicular to the radii AD and BC. Calculate (a) ABC, (b) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

B A

7. The diagram shows three circles of radii 1 m, 2 m and 3 m with centres A, B and C respectively. Each circle touches two of the other circles, so that ABC is a triangle. (a) Show that ABC is a right-angled triangle. (b) Find the shaded area, giving your answer in cm2. A B

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