13. Determine the value of θ. 32.

In what direction should the ship cruise in order to sail due south at
1 40 kph if the ocean current is moving due east at 8 kph?
tan (3θ - 4°)= N 11°19’ E
cot (5θ - 8°) a. c. S 11°19’ E
a. 2 c. 5 b. N 11°19’ W d. S 11°19’ W
b. 3 d. 0.03 Unit of Angles
14. Determine the value of θ. 33. Convert 9π/4 to degrees. Express answer in sexagesimal system.
sin (4θ + 2°) csc(3θ+5°) = 1 a. 7200 mil c. 1.125 circle
a. 4° c. 2° b. 450 grad d. 405°
b. 5° d. 3° 34. What is the equivalent of 405° in mils?
15. The haversine of an angle is 0.152. Determine the angle in degrees. a. 6400 mils c. 5400 mils
a. 32.01° c. 31.02° b. 7200 mils d. 3600 mils
b. 45.89° d. 54.98° Radian Measure Applications
Cofunction Identities 35. A circle has radius 18.20 cm. Find the length of the arc intercepted
16. Find the solution of the equation by a central angle 144°.
cos (θ + 4°) = sin(3θ+2°) a. 35.84 cm c. 54.34 cm
a. 24° c. 21° b. 45.74 cm d. 63.45 cm
b. 12° d. 32° 36. The latitude of Reno is 40°N, while that of Los Angeles is 34°N. The
17. If sin 3A = cos 6B, find the value of A + 2B. radius of Earth is 6400 km. Find the north-distance between two
a. 30° c. 15° cities.
b. 60° d. 45° a. 590 km c. 620 km
Reference Angles b. 670 km d. 540 km
18. Determine the reference angle of of 1387°. 37. Two gears are adjusted so that the smaller gear (r = 2.5 cm) drives
a. 53° c. 233° the larger one (R = 4.8 cm). If the smaller gear rotates through an
b. 307° d. 127° angle of 225°, through how many degrees will the larger gear
Solution of Right Triangles rotate?
19. Edgar knows that when he stands 123 ft from the base of a flagpole, a. 147° c. 117°
the angle of elevation to the top of the flagpole is 26°40’. If his eyes b. 137° d. 127°
are 5.30 ft above the ground, find the height of the flagpole. Graphs of the Circular Function
a. 58.2 ft c. 61.8 ft 38. Determine the period of the function f(x) = sin x
b. 52.4 ft d. 67.1 ft a. π c. 3/2 π
20. The length of the shadow of a building 34.09 m tall is 37.62 m. Find b. 2π d. π/2
the angle of elevation of the sun. 39. Function f(x) = cos x has x-intercepts in the form (where n is an
a. 36.58° c. 29.33° integer)
b. 42.18° d. 19.12° a. (1 + n) π/2 c. (1 + 2n) 2π
21. A 13.5-m fire truck ladder is leaning against a wall. Find the b. (2n + 1) π/2 d. (1 + n) 2π
distance the ladder goes up to the wall (above the top of the fire 40. The voltage E in an electrical circuit is modeled by
truck) if the ladder makes an angle of 43°50’ with the horizontal. 𝐸 = 5 cos 120𝜋𝑡
a. 8.35 m c. 9.35 m where t is time measured in seconds.
b. 7.35 m d. 6.35 m Find the amplitude.
22. From a window 30.0 ft above the street, the angle of elevation to the a. 24 c. 5
top of the building across the street is 50.0° and the angle of b. 12 d. 120
depression to the base of this building is 20.0°. Find the height of 41. Give the phase shift of the function y = sin (x – π/3).
the building across the street a. π/3 left c. π/3 down
a. 102 ft c. 133 ft b. π/3 right d. π/3 up
b. 128 ft d. 119 ft 42. Give the phase shift of the function y = –2 cos (3x + π).
23. To determine the diameter of the sun, an astronomer might sight a. π/3 left c. π/3 down
with a transit first to one edge of the sun and then the other, b. π/3 right d. π/3 up
estimating that the included angle equals 32’. Assuming that the 43. Determine the vertical translation of the function
distance from Earth to the sun is 92,919,800 mi, approximate the y = 3 – 2 cos 3x
diameter of the sun. a. 3 up c. 2 up
a. 864943 mi c. 834694 mi b. 3 down d. 2 down
b. 846439 mi d. 894634 mi 44. Determine the period of the function
24. The length of the base of an isosceles triangle is 42.36 in. Each y = – 1 + 2 sin (4x + π)
base angle is 38.12°. Find the length of each of the two equal sides a. 2π c. π/2
of the triangle. b. π/8 d. π/4
a. 22.92 in c. 33.12 in 45. Determine the period of the function
b. 31.23 in d. 26.92 in y = tan x
25. Find the altitude of an isosceles triangle having base 184.2 cm if the a. 2π c. π
angle opposite the base is 68°44’. b. π/4 d. π/2
a. 143.6 cm c. 123.2 cm 46. Given the function,
b. 134.7 cm d. 152.5 cm y = cot x
26. A pyramid has a square base with sides 700 ft long and its height is one of its vertical asymptote is
200 ft. Find the angle of elevation of the pyramid’s edge. a. π/8 c. π
a. 26° c. 28° b. π/4 d. π/2
b. 22° d. 20° 47. Given the function,
27. Edmundo needs to know the height of a tree. From a given point on y = – 2 – cot (x – π/4)
the ground, he finds that the angle of elevation of the top of the tree determine the vertical translation.
is 36.7°. He then moves back 50 ft. From the second point, the a. 2 left c. 2 down
angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 22.2°. Find the height of b. 2 right d. 2 up
the tree. 48. Determine the period of the function
a. 40 ft c. 45 ft y = 2 sec (1/2)x.
b. 35 ft d. 50 ft a. 4π c. π
28. From a point on a level ground, the angles of elevation of the top b. 2π d. π /2
and bottom of a flagpole situated on the top of a hill are measured Harmonic Motion
as 47°54’ and 39°45’. Find the height of the hill if the height of the Situation 1 Suppose that an object is attached to a coiled spring. It is
flagpole is 115.5 ft. pulled down a distance of 5 in from its equilibrium
a. 439.3 ft c. 349.3 ft position, and then released. The time for one complete
b. 644.8 ft d. 464.8 ft oscillation is 4 sec.
29. From the top of a lighthouse, 175 ft above the water, the angle of 49. Give the equation that models the position of the object at time t.
depression of a boat due south is 18°50’. Calculate the speed of the 𝜋
a. 𝑠(𝑡) = −5 cos 𝑡 c. 𝑠(𝑡) = 5 sin 𝜋 𝑡
boat if, after it moves due west for 2 min, the angle of depression is 2
𝜋
14°20’. b. 𝑠(𝑡) = 5 cos 𝜋 𝑡 d. 𝑠(𝑡) = −5 sin 𝑡
a. 312 ft/min c. 203 ft/min 2
50. Determine the position at t = 1.5 sec.
b. 227 ft/min d. 355 ft/min
a. 4.65 in c. -0.35 in
30. A circular log, 5 ft in diameter rolls up an incline of 18°20’. What is b. 3.54 in d. -2.34 in
the height of the center of the log above the base of the incline 51. Find the frequency.
when the wheel has rolled 5 ft up the incline? a. 0.75 c. 0.50
a. 2.67 ft c. 3.45 ft
b. 1 d. 0.25
b. 3.95 ft d. 2.95 ft 52. Suppose that an object oscillates according to the model
31. Determine the shortest distance a lizard can travel from upper 𝑠(𝑡) = 8 sin 3𝑡
corner of the room with dimension 3 m x 3 m x 3 m to the lower Where t is in seconds and s(t) is in feet. Determine the frequency of
corner. Line connecting the upper corner and lower corner is the the oscillation.
diagonal of the cube.
a. 0.64 c. 0.33
a. 6.71 m c. 7.24 m
b. 0.48 d. 0.51
b. 9.00 m d. 5.20 m

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