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7.2 Sine and cosine rules

Practice 2
1) Find the lengths of the marked sides correct to 3 significant figures.
a.

b.

c.

2) a. In ΔABC, A� = 61°, B� = 47°, AC = 7.2 cm. Find BC.

b. In ΔXYZ, Z� = 32°, Y
� = 78°, XY = 5.4 cm. Find XZ.

3) Find the size of the angles marked with an asterisk.

a.

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c.

d.

� = 62°, BC = 8, AB = 7. Find C� .
4) a. In ΔABC, A
� = 97.3°, XZ = 22, XY = 14. Find Z� .
b. In ΔXYZ, Y

Practice 3
5) Find the lengths of the marked sides. Lengths are given in centimeters.
a.

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c.

6) a. In ΔABC, AB = 4 cm, AC = 7 cm, A� = 57°. Find BC.

� = 90°. Find XZ.
b. In ΔXYZ, XY = 3 cm, YZ = 3 cm, Y
c. In ΔLMN, LM = 5.3 cm, MN = 7.9 cm, M � = 127°. Find LN.

7) Find the size of the marked angles. Lengths are given in centimeters.
a.

b.

c.

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e.

f.

8) a. In ΔABC, a = 4.3, b = 7.2, c = 9. Find C� .

�.
b. In ΔDEF, d = 30, e = 50, f = 70. Find E
c. In ΔPQR, p = 8, q = 14, r = 7. Find Q�.

9) A ship sails from a port P a distance of 7 km on a bearing of 306° and then

a further 11 km on a bearing of 070° to arrive at X.

Calculate the distance from P to X.

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Practice 4
10) Find all the angles of a triangle in which the sides are in the ratio 5 : 6 : 8.

11) A golfer hits his ball B a distance of 170 m towards a hole H which measures 195 m
from the tee T to the green. If his shot is directed 10° away from the true line to the
hole, find the distance between his ball and the hole.

12) From A, B lies 11 km away on a bearing of 041° and C lies 8 km away on a

bearing of 341°. Find:
a. the distance between B and C
b. the bearing of B from C.

13) From a lighthouse L an aircraft carrier A is 15 km away on a bearing of 112° and a

submarine S is 26 km away on a bearing of 200°. Find:
a. the distance between A and S
b. the bearing of A from S.

14)

If the line BCD is horizontal find:

a. AE
b. EA �C
c. the angle of elevation of E from A.

15) An aircraft flies from its base 200 km on a bearing 162°, then 350 km on a bearing
260°, and then returns directly to base.
Calculate the length and bearing of the return journey.

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Answers

Practice 2
1) a. 6.38 m b. 12.5 m c. 5.17 cm
2) a. 8.61 cm b. 9.97 cm
3) a. 35.8° b. 42.9° c. 32.3° d. 37.8°
4) a. 137.8° b. 34.0°

Practice 3
5) a. 6.24 b. 6.05 c. 5.47
6) a. 5.87 b. 4.24 c. 11.9
7) a. 25.2° b. 78.5° c. 115.0° d. 111.1° e. 24.0° f. 92.5°
8) a. 99.9° b. 38.2° c. 137.8°
9) PX = 7 + 11 − (2 × 7 × 11 × cos 56°)
2 2 2

= 49 + 121 − (86.12)
PX = 83.88
2

PX = 9.16 km (to 3 s.f.)

The distance from P to X is 9.16 km.

Practice 4
10) 38.6°, 48.5°, 92.9°
11) 40.4 m
12) 9.8 km; 085.7°
13) a. 29.6 km b. 050.5°
14) a. 10.8 m b. 72.6° c 32.6°
15) 378 km, 048.4°

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