Final Examination 2012

Trigonometry

Name:________________ Date: ________________

1. Use the Law of Sines to determine the length of side b.

A) b 48.9 in B) b 56.4 in C) b 75.3 in D) b 130.5 in 2. Given the following measurements, A = 28o, a = 19 cm, and c = 41 cm.How many triangles are possible? A) zero triangles C) two triangles B) one triangle D) more than two triangles

3. Solve for angle B. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A) B = 22.1o

B) B = 32.1o

C) 42.1o

D) 18.1o

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4. Use the Law of Cosines to find angle A. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A) 33.6

5. Use Heron's formula to find the area of the triangle. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A)

A. 45.6 units2

B) 21.0 units2

C) 44.2 units2

D) 66.3 units2

6. From the ground, a bumblebee looks up at a 30 angle and sees a flower, on top of a table, four feet off the ground. If the bee walks to the base of the table, how far does the bee have to walk? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A) 6.9 Feet B) 9.6 Feet C) 5.9 Feet D) 8.2 Feet

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7. Find the approximate length of b. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

A) 7.07

B) 8.01

C) 7.76

D) 8.07

8. Sitting in your sailboat looking at the horizon, you see a lighthouse 500 feet away. Looking up at a 20o , you see the light at the top of the lighthouse. How far off the ground is the light in the lighthouse? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A) 182.0 ft B) 192 ft C) 179.3 ft D) 185.6 ft

9. You look up at a 70 angle and see a plane directly above a building that is 30 meters away from you. How high is the plane flying? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A. 82.4 meters B. 79.26 meters C) 85 meters D) 56.2 meters 10. Which one of the following can NOT be used to find the length of b?

A) cos 30o = b/10 D) sin 60o = b/5

B) Sin 60o = b/10 E) tan 60o = b/5

C) tan 30o = 5/b

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11. A triangle has the following measurements: a = 19, b = 25, and c = 31. Use the Law of Cosines to find the missing measurements. A) A 37 .8 o , B 53 .7 o , andC 88 .5 o B) A 53 .7 o , B 88 .5 o , andC 37 .8 o C) A 88 .5 o , B 63 .7 o , andC 27 .8 o D) A 37 .8 o , B 63 .7 o , andC 78 .5 o

12. Convert 120 to radians.

3 radians 2
4 . 3

A) radians

B)

C)

radians

D)

2 radians 3

13. Find the reference angle for

A)

B)

2 3

C)

4 3

D)

5 3

14. Identify the graph of the function.

f ( ) 4 cos

A.

B.

C.

D.

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15. Find the exact value of sin

5 12

A.

2 6 4

B.

2 6 4

C.

6 2 4

6 2 4 D.

16. Which expression is NOT equivalent to A) cscCos B) tan cot

sin cos ? cos sin

C)

1 sin cos

D) sec csc

17. If a = 2i +3j and b = 5i 4j , find 6a 2b A) 2 i + 10 j B) 2 i + 26 j C) 22i + 10j D) 22i + 26 j

18. Which of the following represent the above vector in two-dimensional form?

A) OC 3i 5 j

B) OC ij

C) OC 3 5 j

D) OC 5i 3 j

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 19. What is the magnitude of UR ?

A) 15

B) 225

C) -55

D) 15

21. What is the component form of the vector shown below? Write your answer in terms of i and j.

A) -12i+9j

B) 12i + 9j

C) 12i 9j

D) 21ij

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23. What is the magnitude of 2a 3b when a = 3i + 9j and b = 4i 6j? A) 18 B) 21 C) 20.6 D) 324

24. Using the vectors in the graph, determine the value of12w 4y 8t + 6x + 4u. Write your answer in the form i + j.

A) -108i+82j

B) 108i 82j

C) 82i + 108j

D) -108i 82j

25. Determine the dot product of 12i 4j and 9i +11j. A) -152 B) 152 C) 15.2 D) -15.2

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26. Which of the following statements is true about the vectors shown above? A) y 5, 0 B) x 7, 2

C) x and y have the same direction.

D) x and y have the same magnitude. E) x and y have the same direction and magnitude.

27. Which of the following is NOT a correct component form of the vector?

A) NM 6, 3 D) x 6, 3

B) NM 6i 3 j E) x 6i 3 j

C) x 6, 3

28. Determine the dot product of two vectors when, a = 6 cm, b = 7 cm, and 25o . Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. A) 9.21 B) 17.75 C) 38.06 D) 41.63

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