Trigonometric ratios 9C

1 a sin B sin C
2 a Using =
b c
sin x° sin 40°
=
12 8
12sin 40°
x > 45° sin x° =
8
 12sin 40° 
So there are two possible results. x° =sin −1   or
 8 
sin A sin B  12sin 40° 
Using = ° 180° − sin −1 
x= 
a b  8 
sin x° sin 45° =
x° 74.6° or =
x° 105.4°
=
6 4.5 x = 74.6 or 105 ( 3 s.f.)
6sin 45°
sin x° = When x = 74.6 :
4.5
 6sin 45°  y=180 − ( 74.6 + 40 )
x° =sin −1   or
 4.5  = 180 − 114.6
 6sin 45°  = 65.4 ( 3 s.f.)
=
x° 180° − sin −1  
 4.5  When x = 105.4 :
x° 70.5° ( 3 s.f.) or =
= x° 109.5° 180 − (105.4 + 40 )
y=
= 180 − 145.4
b
= 34.6 ( 3 s.f.)

Draw BC = 6 cm. sin C sin A

Using =
c a
Construct or draw an angle of 45°
at B and extend the line as (BX). sin x° sin 25.6°
Set the compasses to a radius of 4.5 cm. =
Put the point on C and draw an arc. 42 21
The points where the arc meets BX are the 42sin 25.6°
sin x° =
two possible positions of A. 21
= x° sin ( 2sin 25.6° ) or
−1

2 a
° 180° − sin −1 ( 2sin 25.6° )
x=
= =
x 59.8 or x 120 ( 3 s.f.)
When x = 59.8 :
B 180° − ( 59.8° + 25.6°=
angle = ) 94.6°
When= x 120° :
B 180° − (120.2° + 25.6°=
angle = ) 34.2°
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 b a 2 c When A = 106.75:
2 b Using =
sin B sin A x = 180 − ( 50 + 106.75 ) = 23.2 ( 3 s.f.)
y 21 As above :
=
sin 94.6° sin 25.6° 4sin x°
21sin 94.6° =y = 2.06 ( 3 s.f.)
⇒y= sin 50°
sin 25.6°
= 48.4 ( 3 s.f.) 3 a
b a
Using =
sin B sin A
y 21
=
sin 34.2° sin 25.6°
21sin 34.2°
So y =
sin 25.6° The length of AC is least when it is at
= 27.3 ( 3 s.f.) right angles to BC.
AC
Using sin B =
c AB
AC
sin 30° =
10
= AC 10sin= 30° 5
AC = 5 cm

b
sin A sin C
Using =
a c
sin A sin 50°
=
5 4
5sin 50°
sin A = sin C sin B
4 Using =
c b
 5sin 50° 
A = sin −1   or sin C sin 30°
 4  =
10 12
 5sin 50°  10sin 30°
A 180° − sin −1 
=  sin C =
 4  12
= =
A 73.25 or A 106.75  10sin 30 °
C = sin −1  
When A = 73.247 :  12 
x = 180 − ( 50 + 73.247 ) = 24.62°
= 56.8 ( 3 s.f.) ∠ABC = 24.6° ( 3 s.f.)
b c
Using = c
sin B sin C
y 4
=
sin x° sin 50°
4sin x°
So y =
sin 50°
= 4.37 ( 3 s.f.) As 7 cm < 10 cm, ∠ACB > 30° .

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3 c There are two possible results. 5
Using 7 cm instead of 12 cm in (b):

10sin 30°
sin C =
7
 10sin 30° 
C = sin −1   or
 7 
As 6.8 > 4.5, angle A > 30° and so there are
 10sin 30° 
−1
= 180° − sin 
C  two possible values for A.
 7  sin A sin C
C=45.58° or 134.4° Using =
a c
∠ABC = 45.6° ( 3 s.f.) or 134° ( 3 s.f.) sin A sin 30°
=
6.8 4.5
4  6.8sin 30° 
A = sin −1   or
 4.5 
 6.8sin 30° 
A 180° − sin −1 
= 
 4.5 
A= 49.07  ° or 130.926 °
As 4 < 6, 36° < ∠BAC , so there are two When A = 49.07…°, B is the largest angle.
possible values for angle A. ∠ABC= 180° − ( 30° + 49.07  ° )
= 101° ( 3 s.f.)
sin A sin C When A = 130.926…°, this the largest
Using =
a c angle.
sin A sin 36° ∠BAC =131° ( 3 s.f.)
=
6 4
6sin 36° 6 a
sin A =
4
 6sin 36° 
A = sin −1   or
 4 
 6sin 36° 
A 180° − sin −1 
= 
 4 
=
A 61.845 ° or=
A 118.154 °
=
When A 118.154 ° :
Using the sine rule:
= 180° − ( 36° + 118.154 ° )
∠ABC sin y sin 40°
=
= 25.8° ( 3 s.f.) 80 60
80sin 40°
sin y =
Using this value for ∠ ABC with 60
b c y = 59° or 121°
=
sin B sin C y is obtuse, therefore, y = 121°
AC 4 z = 59°
= x = 180° − 2 × 59° = 62°
sin 25.8° sin 36° x = 62°
4sin 25.8°
So AC =
sin 36° b The assumption is that the ball swings
= 2.96 cm ( 3 s.f.) symmetrically.

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