Worksheet

Chapter 10: Trigonometry

1. Find x. 2. Find x. 3. Find x.

B 5.1
12.3 4.3
x
32º x 65º
C A 6.1 x

4. B 5.
8 cm C
D
32º 3 12
A C
15 cm
A 5 B

Find the angle CD makes with the

D
base of the cuboid shown.
ABCD is a kite.
Find the area of ABCD.
6. Write down the exact values for:
a. tan 30° b. sin 60° c. sin 150° d. tan 45°
e. cos 90° f *. sin2 30° + cos2 30° g. sin 210° h. tan 270°
i. sin 30° + cos 30° j. sin 30° + sin 210°
7. Find the angle marked x.

7.2 6.3
x 39º

8*. Find all the angles in the triangle ABC.

B
5.2 8.3

A 10.4 C

* next to a question means that it is harder

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Solutions

1. B 2.
4.3
adj opp
12.3 x hyp
x hyp
opp 6.1

adj 32º A, H so use cosine

C A 4.3
cos x =
O, H so use sine 6.1
x 4.3
sin 32° = x = cos–1 = 45.2°
12.3 6.1
x = 12.3 sin 32° = 6.52

3.
O, A so use tan
5.1
tan 65° =
x
5.1
opp 5.1 x= = 2.38
tan 65q
hyp

65º adj
x

1
4. Area ABC = Area ACD = × 8.3 × 15 × sin 32°, so kite area = 66.0 cm2.
2
5. AC = 13 (by Pythagoras), so tan ACD 3 , ACD = 13.0°.
13
1 3 1
6. a. b. c. d. 1 e. 0
3 2 2
1
f*. 1 g. − h. not defined (∞) i. 1 + 3 j. 0
2 2

7. sin x sin 39q

Ÿ sin x 0.5610...... Ÿ A 34.1q
6.3 7.2
8*. Find the largest angle first (opposite the longest side) so that if there is an
obtuse angle it is found unambiguously.
5.22  8.32  10.42
cos B  0.14168..... Ÿ B 98.145...q
2 u 5.2 u 8.3
sin A sin B
Ÿ sin A 0.7900...... Ÿ A 52.1879...q
8.3 10.4
Angles are 52.20 (A), 98.10 (B) and 29.7° (C).

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