Module 1: Activity No.

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Algebra, Trigonometry and Solid mensuration

Name:
Student No.

Problem:

1. Two points lie on a horizontal line directly south of a building 35 m high. The
angles of depression to the points are 29 deg, 10 min and 43 deg, 50 min
respectively. Determine the distance between the points. Ans. 26.3 m

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2. Ship A started sailing N40032’E at the rate of 3 mph. After 2 hours, ship B started
from the same port going S45 018’E at the rate of 4 mph. After how many hours
will the second ship be exactly south of ship A? Ans 4.37 hours

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3. Which is identically equal to (sec A + tan A)? Ans. csc A + 1

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4. A wire of length 52cm is cut into two parts. Each part is then bent to form a
square. It is found that the total area of the two squares is 97 sq. cm. The
dimension of the bigger square is __. Ans. 9 cm

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