O’ LEVEL

MATHEMATICS
TRIGONOMETRY TEST N
TIME: 1 hour
40 marks
SOLUTION

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1.

8 9.6
B

54°
74°
D
C

a) In the diagram, AC = 8 cm, AD = 9.6, ∠ABC = 90°, ∠ACB = 54° and ∠ACD = 74°.
Calculate
i) AB
ii) ∠ADC [4]

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 b)
Q

P 56°
R

In the triangle PQR, M is the midpoint of PQ. Given that QR = 5.3 cm, ∠PQR = 90°
and ∠QRP = 56°, calculate ∠MRQ. [3]

SOLUTION

a)
i. Consider △ABC
AB
Then ∠ACB = AC

Hence AB = AC sin∠ACB
AB = 8 sin 54°
AB = 6.47 cm

ii. Consider △ACD

sin∠ADC sin ∠ACD
=
AC AD
sin 74°
sin ∠ADC = ×8
9.6

∠ADC = 53.2°

𝑃𝑄
b) Tan ∠PQR = 𝑄𝑅 [to calculate ∠MRQ, find tan ∠MRQ and MQ. Also to find PQ, consider tan ∠PRQ]

PQ = QR tan ∠PRQ
PQ = 5.3 tan 56°
PQ = 7.86 cm

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∴ MQ = 2 PQ = 3.928 [Note that ∠MRQ ≠ ∠PRQ even though M is the midpoint of PQ]
1
2

MQ 3.9288
tan ∠MRQ = =
QR 5.3

∠MRQ = 36.5°

2. In the diagram, ∠ABC = 90°. BC = 3 cm and D is the point on AD such that DB = 4

cm.

3
C
B

i) Calculate CD. [1]

ii) Write down, as a fraction, the value of tan ∠BCD. [2]
1
iii) Given also that AD = 2 BD, calculate the area of △ADC. [3]

SOLUTION

i) CD2 = BC2 + BD2 [By using Pythagoras theorem]

= 32 + 42
= 25

BC 3
[use tan ∠BDC = ]
𝑜𝑝𝑝
ii) Tan ∠BDC = DB = 4 𝑎𝑑𝑗

iii) To find area of △ADC, express area in terms of AD and (BC ⇦ find AD).

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AD = 2 BD = 2 (4) = 2
1
Area of △ADC = 2 (AD)(BC)
1
= 2 (2)(3) = 3 cm2

North
3.

A
30°

B
74°
4
C

In the diagram, A is North of C, ∠BAC = 30°, ∠ACB = 74° and BC = 4 km.

i) Find the bearing of B from A.
ii) Given that sin 30° = 0.50 and sin 74° = 0.96, find AB. [4]

SOLUTION

i) Bearing of B from A = 180° - 30° = 150°

AB BC
ii) = sin 30° [applying the sine rule]
sin 74°

4
AB = 0.5 × 0.96 = 7.68 km

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 4. X

Y
40 E

Three points, A, Y and E, are on level ground. Y is the foot of a vertical flagpole YX. S
is 40 m due south of Y and E is due east of Y.
i) Angle of elevation of X from S is 15°. Calculate the height of the flagpole. [2]
ii) The bearing of E from S is 037°. Calculate the distance ES. [3]
iii) Calculate the shortest distance from Y to the line ES. [3]
iv) Calculate the angle of elevation of X from E. [4]

SOLUTION

i) Consider △XYS [consider XYS and XSY]

XY
Tan ∠XSY = SY
XY
Tan 15° = 40

∴ XY = 40 tan 15°
= 10.72 m

ii) Consider △EYS

SY
cos ∠ESY = ES
40
cos 37° = ES
40
ES = cos 37°

ES = 50.1 m

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 iii) Y
To calculate the shortest distance
from Y to ES find the length of the
perpendicular from Y to ES and consider
E
40 △YFS where F is the foot of the perpendicular distance
From Y to ES and sin∠FSY.
F
37° 50.1
S

Consider △YFS
YF
sin ∠FSY = SY
YF
sin 37° = 40

YF = 40 sin 37°
YF = 24.1 m

iv) Consider △EYS,

EY 2 = ES 2 − SY 2 [By using Pythagoras theorem]

EY 2 = 50.22 − 402
EY = 30.15 m

Consider △XYE,
XY
tan∠XEY = EY [∠XEY is the ∠ of elevation of X from E]

10.72
=
30.15

∠XEY = 19.6°

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 5.
T

26° 70

A
100

In the diagram, C represents the foot of a vertical tower CT. the points A, B and C are
on horizontal ground, where ∠CAB = 90°, AC = 70 m and BC = 100 m.
Given that the angle of elevation of T from A is 26°, calculate
a) the height of the tower,
b) ∠ABC,
c) The angle of depression of B from T. [6]

SOLUTION

a)
CT
i. Tan ∠TAC = AC [to find height of tower, consider △ACT and tan∠TAC]

∴ CT = 70 tan 26°
= 34.14
= 34.1 (2 s.f)

AC 70 7
ii. sin ∠ABC = BC = 100 = 10 [consider △ABC and find sin∠ABC]

∴ ∠ABC = 44.43°
= 44.4° (2 s.f)

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 CT 34.14
iii. tan ∠CBT = BC = 100

∴ ∠CBT = 18.8° (2 s.f)

34.14

B 100 C

6.

5 R
Q 75°

140°
8

A ship sails 8 km from P to Q. it then sails 5 km from Q to R on a bearing of 075°.

i) Given that ∠PQR = 140°, calculate
a) the bearing of Q from P,
b) how far Q is east of P,
c) The distance PR. [7]

ii) The ship finally sails from R to a position T, which is due north of Q.
Given that ∠QTR = 40°, calculate
a) the distance RT,
b) the shortest distance between the point Q and the ship as it sails from R
to T. [5]

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SOLUTION

i)

49° S

5 R
Q 75°

140°
8

a) ∠PQT = 360° - 140° - 75° = 145°

∠NPQ = 180° - ∠PQT [∠s between // lines = 180° – 145° = 35°]

∴ bearing of Q from P = 035°

NQ
b) sin ∠NPQ =
PQ
NQ
sin 35° = 8

NQ = 8 sin 35° = 4.589

∴ Q is 4.59 km east of P.

c) (PR)2 = (PQ)2 + (QR)2 − 2(PQ)(QR) cos ∠PQR [by cosine rule]

= 82 + 52 − 2(8)(5) cos 140°

= 150.2836
∴ PR = 12.259
= 12.3 Km (3 s.f)

ii.
RT QR
a) = sin 40° [by using sin e rule]
sin 75°

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∴ 𝑅𝑇 = sin 40° × sin 75°

= 7.514
= 7.51 km (3 s.f)

b) ∠QRT = 180° – 75° – 40° = 65°

𝑄𝑆
sin ∠QRT = 𝑄𝑅

QS = 5 sin 65° = 4.532

∴ the shortest distance is 4.53 km

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