Homework

Trigonometry
1. In the diagram, ABC = 90o, BC = 24 cm and sin = 3/5. Calculate the length of
(a) AB, and
(b) AC.

2. In the diagram, ABC = 90o, BAC = 30o and BC = (x + 4) cm.

(a) Find the length of AC in terms of x.
(b) Find the value of AB2 in terms of x.
(c) If x = 2, find the length of AB, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

3. In the diagram, AC = 4 cm, CD = 3 cm, BD = 6 cm and ACB = 90o. Calculate

(a) the length of AD and of AB,
(b) the area of ABD, and
(c) BAD.

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4. In the diagram, ABD is a straight line, AB = 10 cm, BC = 6.4 cm, CD = 4.8 cm and
BCD = 90o. Find
(a) the length of BD,
(b) cos ABC, and
(c) the length of AC.

5. In the diagram, DAB = DBC = 90o, BD = 20 cm, AD = 12 cm and AB is parallel to

DC.
(a) Calculate the length of AB.
(b) Express tan ABD as a fraction in its lowest terms.
(c) Calculate the length of BC.
(d) Calculate the area of trapezium ABCD.

6. FGHI is a parallelogram in which FG = 13 cm and GH = 10 cm. J is the midpoint of FI

and FJG = 90o. Calculate the
(a) length of GJ, and
(b) area of trapezium GHIJ.

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7. A, B, C and D are four corners of a field. AC = 95 m, CD = 36 m, BAC = 74o and

ABC = ACD = 90o.
(a) Calculate the lengths of AB and AD.
(b) Calculate ADC.
(c) Calculate the area of quadrilateral ABCD, giving your answer to the nearest square
metre.

8. In the diagram, ACB = 90o, ABC = 63o, BC = 32 cm and CD is the perpendicular from
C to AB. Calculate the length of AC and of CD.

9. In the diagram, ABC = ACE = CDE = 90o, AC = 9 cm, BD = 15 cm and BAC =

20o. Calculate the length of
(a) AB,
(b) CD, and
(c) AE.
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10. In ABC, ABC = 90o and tan BAC = . Find the numerical value of
(a) cos ACB, and
(b) sin (90o BAC).
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