Right Angled Triangle Trigonometry 2

IB Math SL

36. The figure shows a section of a wall. The

faces ABCD and PQCD are rectangular
with ABCD on the horizontal and PQCD
vertical. Given that AB = 12 m, BC = 4 m
and CQ = 3 m,

(a) find the length of AQ, [2]

(b) write down the numerical value of

(i) cos CBˆ Q , [1]
(ii) sin CÂQ. [1]

37. The diagram shows a rectangular vertical

billboard being supported by straight wires
AP, BQ and PB. Given that AB = 8 m,
BC = 4 m and CQ = 6 m,

(a) calculate the length of PC, [1]

(b) write down the numerical value of

(i) tan BPˆ C , [1]
(ii) sin DPˆ C . [1]
38. The figure shows a pyramid with a horizontal
rectangular base ABCD where AB = 8 cm,
AD = 6 cm and the vertex V is 12 cm vertically
above X. The mid-point of BC is M.

Calculate
(a) the length of VM, [2]
(b) tan VÂX, [1]
(c) sin AVˆX . [2]

[Given that 10 = 3.16, 153 = 12.37,

12 = 3.46]

39. The legs of a camera tripod are each 60 cm long.

When it stands on horizontal ground, the ends
of the legs form a equilateral triangle of side
40 cm. Find

(a) the height of the vertex V above the ground,

[3]

(b) the angle made by each leg with the ground.

[2]

40. The figure shows a pyramid with a square

base PQRS and vertex O. The diagonals of
the base intersect at M. OP = OQ = OR =
OS = 16 cm and PQ = 10 cm.

Calculate
(a) PR, [2]
(b) OM, [2]
(c) PÔR. [2]

41. In the diagram, A, B, and C are three points

on level ground. AT is a vertical pole of height
15 m, the angle of elevation of T from B is 40°
and the angle of elevation of T from C is 55°.
If BÂC = 65°, calculate

(a) the length of AB, [2]

(b) the length of AC, [2]
(c) the area of ∆ABC, [2]
(d) the length of BC. [3]
42. The figure shows a rectangular box of
dimension 25 cm × 15 cm × 18 cm.

(a) Calculate the length of AR, giving

your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
[3]
(b) Find the angle that AQ makes with the
horizontal i.e. QÂB. [2]

(c) Find PCˆ A . [3]

43. The diagram represents a solid in which

the horizontal base ABCD and the vertical
face PQDC are rectangles. Given that
AB = 28 cm, BC = 22 cm and PC = 15 cm,
calculate

(a) the length of BD and BQ, giving your

answer correct to 1 decimal place, [3]
(b) the angle that the line BP makes with the
horizontal, i.e. PBˆ C , [2]
(c) the angle that the line of greatest slope BQ
makes with the horizontal, i.e. DBˆ Q . [2]
 45. In the diagram, A, B, C and D are four
corners of a rectangular block of dimension
18 cm by 8 cm by 14 cm and X is a point
on BC such that AXˆB = CXˆD = x°. Calculate

(a) the length of AD, [3]

(b) the value of x, [3]
(c) the length of BX. [2]

4 3
36. (a) 13 m (b) (i) 5 (ii) 13

2 4
37. (a) 10 m (b) (i) 5 (ii) 5

2 5
38. (a) 12.64 cm (b) 2 5 (c) 13

39. (a) 55.4 cm (b) 67.4°

40. (a) 14.14 cm (b) 14.35 cm (c) 52.5°

41. (a) 17.88 m (b) 10.50 m (c) 85.1 m2 (d) 16.47 m

42. (a) 34.3 cm (b) 35.8° (c) 31.7°

43. (a) 35.61 cm, 38.64 cm (b) 34.3° (c) 27.8°

44. (a) 20.1 m (b) 48.0° (c) 55.7 m (d) 10.2°

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45. (a) 24.2 cm (b) 50.7° (c) 6 11 cm