PEEC416A 09 Plane Trigonometry With Notes

PEEC 416A | Special Topics in Mathematics
1
09 – Plane Trigonometr y
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
386. Sin (B-A) is equal to ____, when B = 270 degrees and A is an acute angle.
a. - cos A
b. cos A
c. - sin A
d. sin A
12
387. If sec² A is 5/2, the quantity 1 - sin² A is equivalent to

a. 2.5
b. 1.5
c. 0.4
d. 0.6
13
388. (cos A)⁴ - (sin A)⁴ is equal to _________.

a. cos 4A
b. cos 2A
c. sin 2A
d. sin 2A
14
389. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?

a. IV
b. II
c. III
d. I
17
392. Solve for θ in the following: Sin 2θ = cos θ

a. 30⁰
b. 45⁰
c. 60⁰
d. 15⁰
18
393. If sin 3A=cos 6B, then

a. A + B = 90°
b. A + 2B = 30°
c. A + B = 180°
d. None of these
19
394. Solve for x, if tan 3x = 5tanx.

a. 20.705°
b. 30.705°
c. 35.705°
d. 15.705°
21
396. Solve for G: csc (11G-16 degrees)= sec (5G + 26 degrees).

a. 7 degrees
b. 5 degrees
c. 6 degrees
d. 4 degrees
22
397. Find the value of A between 270° and 360° if 2 sin² A – sin A =1.
a. 300°
b. 320°
c. 310°
d. 330°
23
398. If cos 65° + cos 55° = cos θ, find θ in radians.

a. 0.765
b. 0.087
c. 1.213
d. 1.421
25
400. The sine of a certain angle is 0.6, calculate the cotangent of the angle.
a. 4/3
b. 5/4
c. 4/5
d. 3/4
27
402. If tan x = ½ , tan y = ⅓ , what is the value of tan (x + y)?

a. ½
b. ⅙
c. 2
d. 1
28
403. Find the value of y in the given: y = (1 + cos 2θ) tanθ.

a. Sin θ
b. Cos θ
c. Sin 2θ
d. Cos 2θ
29
sin θ+cos θ tan θ

404. Find the value of
cos θ
a. 2 sin θ
b. 2 cos θ
c. 2 tan θ
d. 2 cot θ
30
405. Simplify the equation sin² θ (1 + cot² θ)

a. 1
b. sin² θ
c. sin² θ sec² θ
d. sec² θ
32
407. Arc tan [2 cos (arc sin [(3½) /2] is equal to

a. π/3
b. π/4
c. π /16
d. π /2
34
409. Solve the x in the given equation: Arc tan (2x) + arc tan (x) = π/4
a. 0.149
b. 0.281
c. 0.421
d. 0.316
37
412. Evaluate the following: sin 0° + sin 1° + sin 2° +….+ sin 89°+ sin 90°
cos 0°+ cos 1° + cos 2° +… + cos 89° + cos 90°
a. 1
b. 0
c. 45.5
d. 10
38
413. Simplify the following: cos A + cos B + sin A + sin B

sin A – sin B cos A – cos B
a. 0
b. sin A
c. 1
d. cos A
39
414: Evaluate: 2sinθ cosθ - cosθ

1 - sinθ + sin² θ - cos² θ
a. sin θ
b. cos θ
c. tan θ
d. cot θ
40
415. Solve for the value of “A” when sin A = 3.5 x and cos A = 5.5x.
a. 32.47
b. 33.68
c. 34.12
d. 35.21
41
416. If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x?
a. 0.265
b. 0.256
c. 0.562
d. 0.625
43
418. A man standing on a 48.5 meter building high, has an

eyesight height of 1.5 m from the top of the building, took a
depression reading from the top of another nearby building
and nearest wall, which are 50° and 80° respectively. Find
the height of the nearby building in meters. The man is
standing at the edge of the building and both buildings lie on
the same horizontal plane.
a. 39.49
b. 35.50
c. 30.74
d. 42.55
44
419. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight

highway running East and West. From A, the bearing of a
tower C is 32° W of N and from B the bearing of C is 26° N
of E. Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the
highway.
a. 364 m
b. 374 m
c. 384 m
d. 394 m
48
423. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be

30°. He walks 85 m nearer the tower and finds its angle of
elevation to be 60°. What is the height of the tower?
a. 76.31 m
b. 73.31 m
c. 73.16 m
d. 73.61 m
49
424. A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation

of the sun is 61°. If the pole is leaned 15° from the vertical
directly towards the sun , determine the length of the pole.
a. 54.23 m
b. 48.23 m
c. 42.44 m
d. 46.21 m
50
425. A wire supporting a pole is fastened to it 20 feet from the

ground and to the ground 15 feet from the pole. Determine
the length of the wire and the angle it makes with the pole.
a. 24 ft, 53.13°
b. 24 ft, 36.87°
c. 25 ft, 53.13°
d. 25 ft, 36.87°
51
426. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of
tower A is 28° and the angle of elevation of the top of tower A
from the base of tower B is 46°. The two towers lie in the
same horizontal plane. If the height of tower B is 120 m, find
the height of tower A.
a. 66.3 m
b. 79.3 m
c. 87.2 m
d. 90.7 m
53
428. The captain of a ship views the top of lighthouse at

an angle of 60° with the horizontal at an elevation of
6 meters above sea level. Five minutes later, the
same captain of the ship views the top of the same
lighthouse at an angle of 30° with the horizontal.
Determine the speed of the ship if the lighthouse is
known to be 50 meters above sea level.
a. 0.265 m/sec
b. 0.155 m/sec
c. 0.169 m/sec
d. 0.210 m/sec
55
430. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane. The

angles of depression of the top and bottom of the monument
viewed from the top of the PLDT tower at 13° and 35°
respectively. The height of the tower is 50 m. find the height
of the monument.
a. 29.13 m
b. 30.11 m
c. 32.12 m
d. 33.51 m
57
432. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each,
respectively. The angle opposite the 150 m side is 26°. What
is the third side?
a. 197.49 m
b. 218.61 m
c. 341.78 m
d. 282.15 m
58
433. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m., 180 m and 190 m.
the lot is to be divided by a line bisecting the longest side
and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the length of the
line.
a. 120 m
b. 130 m
c. 125 m
d. 128 m
61

PEEC416A 09 Plane Trigonometry With Notes

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

PEEC416A 09 Plane Trigonometry With Notes

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

PEEC 416A | Special Topics in Mathematics

387. If sec² A is 5/2, the quantity 1 - sin² A is equivalent to

388. (cos A)⁴ - (sin A)⁴ is equal to _________.

389. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?

392. Solve for θ in the following: Sin 2θ = cos θ

393. If sin 3A=cos 6B, then

394. Solve for x, if tan 3x = 5tanx.

396. Solve for G: csc (11G-16 degrees)= sec (5G + 26 degrees).

398. If cos 65° + cos 55° = cos θ, find θ in radians.

402. If tan x = ½ , tan y = ⅓ , what is the value of tan (x + y)?

403. Find the value of y in the given: y = (1 + cos 2θ) tanθ.

sin θ+cos θ tan θ

405. Simplify the equation sin² θ (1 + cot² θ)

407. Arc tan [2 cos (arc sin [(3½) /2] is equal to

413. Simplify the following: cos A + cos B + sin A + sin B

414: Evaluate: 2sinθ cosθ - cosθ

418. A man standing on a 48.5 meter building high, has an

419. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight

423. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be

424. A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation

425. A wire supporting a pole is fastened to it 20 feet from the

428. The captain of a ship views the top of lighthouse at

430. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane. The

You might also like