Unit 5 Assessment

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1 ABCDEFGHIJ is a regular decagon.

a What is the sum of the interior angles?

b Work out the size of angle IJK.

(3 marks)

2 XYZ is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the length of XZ.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(3 marks)

3 PQR and XYZ are straight lines.

PR is parallel to XZ.
PY = QY.
Work out the value of a.
Give reasons for your answer.

(3 marks)

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4 PQRS and XYZ are straight lines.

PS is parallel to XZ.
Prove that the angle sum of any triangle is 180°.

(4 marks)

5 Write down the value of

a cos 90°

b sin 0°

c sin 45°

d tan 0°

e cos 30°

(5 marks)

6 PQR is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the size of the angle marked x.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

(3 marks)

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7 Dave builds a wheelchair ramp with 1 metre of wood.

He wants the vertical height of the ramp to be 50 centimetres.
What does the angle of elevation need to be?

(3 marks)

8 Josie spots her brother Dan from the roof of a block of flats.
The angle of depression from Josie to Dan is 45°
The distance from Josie directly to Dan is 80 metres.
Calculate the height of the block of flats.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(3 marks)

9 A rectangular gate has a diagonal bar running across it.

The gate is 80 cm high and 2 m wide.
Work out the length of the bar.
Give your answer in surd form.

(3 marks)

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