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106 chapter 6 Solution of Tangles #9 Revision Test TIME ALLOWED : MINUTES 1, In AABC, ZBAC = 120°, Prove that a? + be = (b +c)? c, (4 mark) 2, In ABC, DA = 25 is the angle bisector of BAC. Given that ZB = 25° and Zi solve the AABC. (Correct your answers to 3 significant figures.) q\ 3. In AABC, sin A:sin B:sin C = 3:5:7. {a) Find cos A. (b) Hence, show thet 08 A:cos B:cos C = 13:11:—7. 4. In AABC, AB = ¢, BC = a, CA = b, Given that ashi ct area of AABC = show that Zc = © 5. Inright-angled AABC, ZACB = 90°, AC = 3,8C = 4. A moving line Z cuts AB and BC at Mand N respectively. Let BM = x, BN Chapter 6 Solution of Triangles 107 Itis given that area of ABMN = pore of ABC), (a) Show that xy = 100. (b) Hence, show that MN? = (r-y)? +4. (ce) Find the minimum value of MN, and the values of x and y when MN is minimum. (marks) 4 (8 marks) d £C = 75°, (7 marks) (6 marks) (5 marks) AB and BC 108 Chapter 6 Sotution of Tnangios £08 A:c08 B:cosC & ‘SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS FOR fine? REVISION TEST 1 wig 2 1, By cosine law, * +6? ~ 2bceos.ZBAC Pe? ~ 2hecosi20° Pe cP be = 67 +2600? be By cosine law, 2 ma? 46? —2abe a? be = (640)? ot na? 48? ~2abcose Babsin C = a?4 67a? b+ 2abe0sC 2. £A= 1829-19 = 37 tan = 1 ZADB = 180°=25-40" = 11S x By sine law, . “Cat 3nd? 36 . (a) Area of AABC = = (3)(4) = 2 Sinz ‘Area of ABM =3 ZADE = 180°115° inp ad =68 sin B =>, eos sin 65° 5 sin 7S % (2) By sine law, (By cosine law, Poy? =x? ey? -2. sind sin sinc MNT ax +9" — Dayco B a:bse= sin Asin B:sinC Let a= 38,5 = Ske constant. By cosine law, 2 at ge era 2 corde TE oe = (2-9)? #23916 2be _ 68? +4)? 3 2(Sk)7H) “4 (Since MN >0, therefore MN is minimum when MN? is minimum, MN? is minimum when x = y min. MN = {4 =2 vay? ~200 ax? 4? 16 =G-yyP +4 (b) Similarly, we have Th)? + (34)? - 9h)? AL 2G0H Gk)? 46k)? -CE? 1 2GK)GE) cos B= cos = Chapter 6 Solution of Triangles 109 2 Revision Test 2 TIME ALLOWED : MINUTES 1. The angle of elevation to the top of a tower observed from a point Xon the ground due South-West of it is 25°. From another point Y due East of the tower, the angle of elevation is 15°. If the distance between XY is 100 m, find the height of the tower. (Correct your answer to 3 significant figures.) Les BY am (4 marks) 2. A tetrahedron ABCD with A, B and C on the horizontal plane and D vertically above 4 has volume of ¥ cm*, Given that AB= 12cm and AD=5cm, ZABC = 100° and ZBAC = 30°, calculate (@)_ the length of BC, correct to 3 significant figures. (b) the volume of the tetrahedron, correct to 3 significant figures (©) ZBDC, correct to the nearest degree. (7 marks) 3. 4, B and E are three points on a horizontal plane, AB= 10m, BE=5m and ZABE = 60°. ABCD is a vertical wall standing on the plane ABE with CD = 8m, AD = BC = 6m. Fis te foot of the perpendicular from C to AB. 3, E Two strings, EC and ED, connect the point £ to the points C and D. (a) (i) Find the lengths of BF and CF. (ji) Hence, find, correct to | decimal place, the angle between the plane CDE and the horizontal plane. 110 Chapter 6 Solution of Triangles (b) Find, correct to 1 decimal place, the distance from E to w& sues (i) the line CD. Revi ii) the point C. (ii) ‘ P 1, OX = 02 (©) By using the results of (b), find, correct to 1 decimal place, the angle between By cosine (i) the lines BE and CE. Ay? =0; (ii) the line CE and the horizontal plane. (10 marks) ye000 = ¢ oz? cot? 2 202-1 ‘The heig : 2 ' ry | BC & ‘SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS FOR REVISION TEST 2 1, OX = OZ cot 25°, OF = OZcot1S* By cosine law, X77 = Ox? + OF? ~ 20K YO¥)c0s135° 10000 = 02? cot? 25°+02? cot? 15°+ V2 (OZ cot 25° (OZ cot 15°) oz? 10000 » cot? 257+ cot? 15°42 cot 25° cot 1 + OF =183 mG sig. fig.) ‘The height of the tower is 183 m. 2 e (2) ZACB = 180°-100°-30° = 50° ABsin 30° sin 50° (2g) sin 50° Length of BC is 783 om. (3 sig, fig.) (b) Volume of tetrahedron = x ase area x height $(783302)sin 100°48) cm? = Tlem> G sig. fig.) AD? = 1622 Chapter 6 Solution of Triangles 144 BD? + cb - ac? 2(BDKCD)

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