1.In the following triangles, give the size or letter of:
(a) The adjacent side
(b) The opposite side
(c) The hypotenuse
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(i) |
(ii) |
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2. Use a calculator to find the following (give the ratios to 4 sig.fig. and the angles to 1 decimal place):
(a) tan 61o
(b) cos 24.3°
(c) sin 87.6°
(d) x if sin x = 0.5
(e) y if cos y = 0.3821
(f) z if tan z = 2.34
3. Use the trigonometric ratios to find the values of the sides and angles marked by letters. Round off your answers to 1 decimal place.
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(a) |
(e) |
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(b) |
(f) |
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(c) |
(g) |
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(d) |
(h) |
4. A man runs 70 m in a straight line up a hill that is inclined at an angle of 23°.
How much has he risen by at the end of his run?
5. A rectangular paddock has a diagonal 150 m long.
The diagonal makes an angle of 30° with the long side.
Sketch a diagram of the paddock and find the length of the short side.
6. A vertical television mast is 100 m high and is held up by wires attached to the top of the mast and to the flat ground. The wires are 120 m long.
What angle do they make with the mast?
7. Harry and Betty buy a tent. It has the cross-section shown in the diagram.
The centre pole is 1.8 m high.
How wide is their tent?
